| Penguin | Owl Avni Ganeshalingam, Rachel Wu | Jin WangⒸ , Nader Cheraghi , Shivalee Kaul Jin Wang (chair) Nader Cheraghi (panellist) Shivalee Kaul (panellist) |
| BYE | Puffin | Zubaida HussainⒸ , Rita Claire , Wendy Wang Zubaida Hussain (chair) Rita Claire (panellist) Wendy Wang (panellist) |
| Hawk | Ostrich Lizzie Chapman, Mia Zhang | Sherry LiⒸ , Blair Watson , Vidya Raj Sherry Li (chair) Blair Watson (panellist) Vidya Raj (panellist) |
| Raven Rex Jang, Thiren Sockanathan | Canary | Chris MasonⒸ , Dhiviya Thangadurai , Ryan Perera Chris Mason (chair) Dhiviya Thangadurai (panellist) Ryan Perera (panellist) |
| Kingfisher | Albatross | Rasha AzimⒸ , Angela Li , Asha Nenshi-Nathoo Rasha Azim (chair) Angela Li (panellist) Asha Nenshi-Nathoo (panellist) |
| Hornbill | Heron Annabelle Hertzsprung, Isadora Barrett | Taran GillⒸ , Carina Wang , Scott Snashall Taran Gill (chair) Carina Wang (panellist) Scott Snashall (panellist) |
| Quail Arjun Gill, James O'Connor | Turkey Justin Hollands, Sylvan Zheng | Harrison ChenⒸ , May Lo , Mei Butler Harrison Chen (chair) May Lo (panellist) Mei Butler (panellist) |
| Pelican | Swan | Iram GulⒸ , Baoci Fang , Reetu Jog Iram Gul (chair) Baoci Fang (panellist) Reetu Jog (panellist) |
| Condor Avah Jadavji, Hunter Jing | Spoonbill Anna Lane, Madeleine Oberti | Sierra XuⒸ , Sam Zhao , Sunil Joneja Sierra Xu (chair) Sam Zhao (panellist) Sunil Joneja (panellist) |
| Falcon | Ibis | Doug AndersonⒸ , Mehran Darabi , Saraswati Sharma Doug Anderson (chair) Mehran Darabi (panellist) Saraswati Sharma (panellist) |
| Hummingbird Ankitha Bade, Teaghan Gorman Peña | Sparrow Caius Franco, TitusDeLeeuw | Richard LiuⒸ , Alice Ruan , Derek Wang Richard Liu (chair) Alice Ruan (panellist) Derek Wang (panellist) |
| Loon Rasheed Anifowoshe, Shamil Khan | Oriole | Paul IngleⒸ , Maryam Rabiei , Salima Kassam Paul Ingle (chair) Maryam Rabiei (panellist) Salima Kassam (panellist) |
| Kiwi | Roadrunner | Monica HorsmanⒸ , Jessie Shen , Kerry Li Monica Horsman (chair) Jessie Shen (panellist) Kerry Li (panellist) |
| Toucan | Woodpecker | Emma YoungⒸ , Andrew Beauden , Ying Su Emma Young (chair) Andrew Beauden (panellist) Ying Su (panellist) |
| Cormorant Darsh Singh, Thorin Thompson | Eagle Beeho Cho, Michael Horsman | Linda ZhangⒸ , Anquan Liao , Dana Watson Linda Zhang (chair) Anquan Liao (panellist) Dana Watson (panellist) |