New Zealand names critically endangered native long-tailed bat as Bird of the Year

New Zealand names critically endangered native long-tailed bat as Bird of the Year

• The critically endangered New Zealand long-tailed bat has been named as the New Zealand Bird of the Year 2021.
• The long-tailed bat is the only land mammal of New Zealand. It is also known as the long-tailed wattled bat or pekapeka-tou-roa.
• The Bird of the Year competition is organised annually by New Zealand based independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird to raise awareness among the citizens about the native birds of the country.

Points to Remember:

1. Which country has named itscritically endangered long-tailed bat as the Bird of the Year 2021