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Strigiformes / Strigidae / Ninox

Morepork

Ninox novaeseelandiae

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (morepo2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ninox

Subspecies (3)

Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria

formerly Lord Howe Island; extinct, last reported 1950s
Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae

New Zealand and offshore islands
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

AviList 2025 eBird (morepo2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.