• Synonyms Australian Boobook, New Zealand Owl, Mopoke, Morepork (incl. ssp. leucopsis), Southern Boobook (Morepork), Morepork [incl. leucopsis], Southern Boobook, Southern boobook owl, Marbled Owl, Boobook Owl, Streaked Boobook, Ruru, Fawn-bellied Owl, Dark Boobook, New Zealand boobook owl, Spotted Owl, Morepork (novaeseelandiae Group)
  • Old latin name for bird Strix novaeseelandiae

Moreporkbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Australia
  • 2.
    Song, © George Wagner
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Call, © Chris Harrison
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Australia
  • 5.
    Song, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Morepork

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand), Norfolk and Lord Howe is.

Morepork subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ninox novaeseelandiae albariaLord Howe I. (e of Australia)-Yes
Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiaeNorth, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand)-No
Ninox novaeseelandiae undulataNorfolk I. (e of Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianКукувича иглонога сова
Catalannínox de Nova Zelanda
Chinese新西兰鹰鸮, 斑布克鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional)布布克鷹鴞
Croatiannovozelandska ćukuša
Czechsovka ostrovní, Sovka bubuk, sovka novozélandská
DanishNewzealandsk Høgeugle
DutchNieuw-Zeelandse Boeboekuil, Boeboekuil, Soemba-valkuil (novaeseelandiae groep)
Esperantomopoka strigo
Estonianlõuna-haugaskakk
Finnishuudenseelanninhaukkapöllö, Australianhaukkapöllö
FrenchNinoxe boubouk [nominal], Ninoxe boubouk [novaeseelandiae], Ninoxe boubouk ou N. de Tasmanie, Ninoxe boubouk, Chouette coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande, Ninoxe boubouk (novaeseelandiae), Ninoxe de Nouvelle-Zélande
GermanKuckuckskauz, Neuseeland-Kuckuckskauz, Kuckuckskauz [novaeseelandiae-Gruppe]
Hungariankakukkbagoly
IcelandicGaukugla, Gaukugla [novaeseelandiae hópur]
IndonesianPungguk Coklat
ItalianCivetta Bookbook, Gufastore di Nuova Zelanda
Japaneseニュージーランドアオバズク(novaeseelandiae グループ), ニュージーランドアオバズク (novaeseelandiae グループ), ニュアジアランドアオバズク, ニュージーランドアオバズク
Kazakhкөкекрең шибұт жапалақ, шибұт көкекрең жапалақ
Korean솔부엉이
LithuanianNaujosios Zelandijos gegutinė pelėdikė, gegutinė aštrianagė pelėda
Maoriruru
Norwegiannattsvermerugle (novaeseelandiae gr.), boobookugle (novaeseelandiae gr.), nattsvermerugle
Polishsowica ciemnolica, sowica ciemnolica [gr. novaeseelandiae]
PortugueseCoruja-lavradora, coruja-gavião-maori
RussianКукушечья иглоногая сова [группа novaeseelandiae], Рыжебрюхая иглоногая сова, Кукушечья иглоногая сова, Новозеландская Иглоногая Сова
SerbianNovozelandski bubuk [novaeseelandiae grupa], Novozelandski i tasmanijski bubuk, Južni bubuk [novaeseelandiae grupa], Južni bubuk
SlovakKuvik boobook, sovka kobcovitá, sovka mopoke (skup.), sovka mopoke
SpanishNínox Maorí (grupo novaeseelandiae), Nínox maorí, Nínox Australiano (grupo novaeseelandiae), Lechuza gavilana sureña, Lechuza Gavilana Maorí
Swedishnyzeeländsk spökuggla, nyazeelandspökuggla [gruppen novaeseelandiae], nyazeelandspökuggla, nyzeeländsk spökuggla [novaeseelandiae Group], Nya Zeelandspökuggla, nyzeeländsk spökuggla ([novaeseelandiae Group]), nyzeelandspökuggla
Thaiนกเค้าเหยี่ยว
TurkishYeni Zelanda Bubuğu, Yeni Zelanda bubuğu [novaeseelandiae grubu]
Ukrainianморепорк
VietnameseCú vọ lưng nâu