Your colonialist opinion is at odds with the the democratically authorative decision made by the bird-centric nation of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2021. The pekapeka takes it's place among our most revered birds in Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau.
#kikorangi

https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/holy-flying-mammals-batman-bird-year-winner-announced