Morepork bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsStreaked Boobook, Australian Boobook, Fawn-bellied Owl, Morepork (incl. ssp. leucopsis), Southern Boobook (Morepork), Morepork [incl. leucopsis], Southern Boobook, New Zealand Owl, Mopoke, Southern boobook owl, Marbled Owl, Boobook Owl, Dark Boobook, New Zealand boobook owl, Spotted Owl, Morepork (novaeseelandiae Group), Ruru
Old latin name for birdStrix novaeseelandiae
OrderOwls / Strigiformes
FamilyOwls / Strigidae
GenusNinox
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNorth, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand), Norfolk and Lord Howe is.

Morepork bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © craig wilson
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Song, © craig wilson
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Call, © Tony Fulford
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    New Zealand
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    Song, © George Wagner
    New Zealand
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    Call, © Chris Harrison
    New Zealand
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    ?, © George Armistead
    New Zealand
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    ?, © George Armistead
    New Zealand
  • 9.
    Song, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 10.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Morepork

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

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianКукувича иглонога сова
Catalannínox de Nova Zelanda
Chinese斑布克鹰鸮, 新西兰鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional)布布克鷹鴞
Croatiannovozelandska ćukuša
CzechSovka bubuk, sovka novozélandská, sovka ostrovní
DanishNewzealandsk Høgeugle
DutchNieuw-Zeelandse Boeboekuil, Soemba-valkuil (novaeseelandiae groep), Boeboekuil
Esperantomopoka strigo
Estonianlõuna-haugaskakk
Finnishuudenseelanninhaukkapöllö, Australianhaukkapöllö
FrenchNinoxe boubouk (novaeseelandiae), Ninoxe de Nouvelle-Zélande, Ninoxe boubouk, Ninoxe boubouk [novaeseelandiae], Ninoxe boubouk [nominal], Ninoxe boubouk ou N. de Tasmanie, Chouette coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande
GermanKuckuckskauz, Kuckuckskauz [novaeseelandiae-Gruppe], Neuseeland-Kuckuckskauz
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), ニュアジアランドアオバズク, 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
Kazakhшибұт көкекрең жапалақ, көкекрең шибұт жапалақ
Korean솔부엉이
LithuanianNaujosios Zelandijos gegutinė pelėdikė, gegutinė aštrianagė pelėda
Maoriruru
NorwegianNattsvermerugle, nattsvermerugle, boobookugle (novaeseelandiae gr.), nattsvermerugle (novaeseelandiae gr.)
Polishsowica ciemnolica, sowica ciemnolica [gr. novaeseelandiae]
Portuguesecoruja-lavradora, mocho-maori, coruja-gavião-maori
RussianРыжебрюхая иглоногая сова, Кукушечья иглоногая сова [группа novaeseelandiae], Новозеландская Иглоногая Сова, Кукушечья иглоногая сова
SerbianNovozelandski bubuk [novaeseelandiae grupa], Južni bubuk, Novozelandski i tasmanijski bubuk, Južni bubuk [novaeseelandiae grupa]
Slovaksovka mopoke, sovka mopoke (skup.), Kuvik boobook, sovka kobcovitá
SpanishNínox Maorí (grupo novaeseelandiae), Lechuza Gavilana Maorí, Lechuza gavilana sureña, Nínox Australiano (grupo novaeseelandiae), Nínox maorí
Swedishnyzeelandspökuggla, nyzeeländsk spökuggla ([novaeseelandiae Group]), Nya Zeelandspökuggla, nyzeeländsk spökuggla [novaeseelandiae Group], nyazeelandspökuggla [gruppen novaeseelandiae], nyazeelandspökuggla, nyzeeländsk spökuggla
Thaiนกเค้าเหยี่ยว
TurkishYeni Zelanda Bubuğu, Yeni Zelanda bubuğu [novaeseelandiae grubu]
Ukrainianморепорк
VietnameseCú vọ lưng nâu