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If you notice a strange quiet from the🐦 in your neighbourhood today, it's because they are all watching the #WorldCupOfBirds finals!

This might seem strange to you, but it is a very popular tournament across the rest of the animal kingdom. Image
If you want to know how we got here to the finals today, here are three threads for you:







They are packed with information about all 32 competing World Cup nations' national birds! Image
Right now, though, the vuvuzelas are droning, and the stadium is veritably hopping with excitement. So let's kick this thing off.

(You have 6 hours to place your vote!)

#WorldCupOfBirds
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By the end of the day tomorrow one of these 4 birds will hold the #WorldCupOfBirds aloft.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³ The Cream-colored Courser.
πŸ‡°πŸ‡· The Oriental Magpie.
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί The Laughing Kookaburra.
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ The Common Kestrel.

Which one will it be?

Let's find out. Image
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In flight, the Cream-coloured Courser has jet-black upper primaries and underwings.

This is the last thing that the Andean Condor and the Golden Eagle saw in this tournament, as two of the world's most impressive raptors saw defeat at the hands of this diminutive wader. Image
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·

I would not have picked the Oriental Magpie as a semi-finalist, but then again I am not one of the smartest birds on the planet.

I'm starting to get the feeling this bird knows *exactly* how the game works. Image
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