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[[Image:Morepork.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Tom Tarrant.<br/> Photo taken: North Island, New Zealand]] | [[Image:Morepork.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Tom Tarrant.<br/> Photo taken: North Island, New Zealand]] | ||
;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] novaeseelandiae | ;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] novaeseelandiae | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Rich spotted or streaky brown, brown face and golden eyes. | Rich spotted or streaky brown, brown face and golden eyes. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[New Zealand]] | + | [[New Zealand]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This species has previously been considered to be the same species as [[Southern Boobook]] from [[Australia]] and the [[Sumba Boobook]] from [[Sumba]] in [[Indonesia]]. | + | This species has previously been considered to be the same species as [[Southern Boobook]] from [[Australia]] and the [[Sumba Boobook]] from [[Sumba]] in [[Indonesia]]. [[Tasmanian Boobook]] was recently split from this species. |
| − | Three | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
* ''N. n. albaria'' on Lord Howe Island (Extinct) | * ''N. n. albaria'' on Lord Howe Island (Extinct) | ||
* ''N. n. undulata'' on Norfolk Island | * ''N. n. undulata'' on Norfolk Island | ||
* ''N. n. novaeseelandiae'' in [[New Zealand]] and offshore islands | * ''N. n. novaeseelandiae'' in [[New Zealand]] and offshore islands | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forests. | Forests. | ||
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A nest is made in a tree hole and 2 eggs are laid and incubated for about a month. The young fledge about 5 weeks later. | A nest is made in a tree hole and 2 eggs are laid and incubated for about a month. The young fledge about 5 weeks later. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V12.2}}#{{Ref-HM04}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Ninox | + | {{GSearch|"Ninox novaeseelandiae" {{!}} "Morepork" {{!}} "Ruru"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}<br /><br /> | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ninox]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ninox]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:59, 31 January 2023
- Ninox novaeseelandiae
Identification
Rich spotted or streaky brown, brown face and golden eyes.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This species has previously been considered to be the same species as Southern Boobook from Australia and the Sumba Boobook from Sumba in Indonesia. Tasmanian Boobook was recently split from this species.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1].
- N. n. albaria on Lord Howe Island (Extinct)
- N. n. undulata on Norfolk Island
- N. n. novaeseelandiae in New Zealand and offshore islands
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects, bats, small birds, and rats, mice, and lizards.
A nest is made in a tree hole and 2 eggs are laid and incubated for about a month. The young fledge about 5 weeks later.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2014. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4th ed. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0956861122
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Morepork. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Morepork
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
