Morepork - Ninox novaeseelandiae

Also known as New Zealand Boobook Owl, Ruru

Status: Not uncommon.

Original Description: Gmelin, Johann Friedrich. 1788. Systema Naturae, 1, Pt.1, p. 296.

Subspecies: N. n. novaeseelandiae, N. n. albaria, N. n. undulata

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OwlPages.com Owl Species ID: 240.060.000