Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (3)
Guy M. Kirwan, Peter Pyle, Josep del Hoyo, Penny D. Olsen, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Nigel Collar
Version: 2.1 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | nínox de Nova Zelanda |
Czech | sovka novozélandská |
Dutch | Nieuw-Zeelandse Boeboek |
English | Morepork |
English (United States) | Morepork |
French | Ninoxe boubouk |
French (France) | Ninoxe boubouk |
German | Kuckuckskauz |
Icelandic | Gaukugla |
Japanese | ニュージーランドアオバズク |
Norwegian | nattsvermerugle |
Polish | sowica ciemnolica |
Russian | Кукушечья иглоногая сова |
Serbian | Novozelandski bubuk |
Slovak | sovka mopoke |
Spanish | Nínox Maorí |
Spanish (Spain) | Nínox maorí |
Swedish | nyazeelandspökuggla |
Turkish | Yeni Zelanda Bubuğu |
Ukrainian | Морепорк |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Ninox novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Strix novae Seelandiae
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.296.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Zealand = Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, ex Latham, Gen. Syn., 1, pt. 1, p. 149, no. 39.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NINOX
- novaeseelandiae
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