Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Ninox
- eBird Code
- morepo2
Subspecies (3)
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Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria
formerly Lord Howe Island; extinct, last reported 1950s
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Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
New Zealand and offshore islands
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Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata
formerly Norfolk Island (east of Australia); pure form now extinct after the introduction of N. n. novaeseelandiae, with remaining population now comprising hybrid undulata x novaeseelandiae
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.