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Ninox novaeseelandiae (Morepork)

Synonyms: Strix novaeseelandiae

Infraspecies

Ninox novaeseelandiae albaria (Lord Howe Island morepork)
Ninox novaeseelandiae boobook
Ninox novaeseelandiae cinnamomina
Ninox novaeseelandiae fusca
Ninox novaeseelandiae leucopsis (Tasmanian boobook hawk owl) (Attributes)
Ninox novaeseelandiae lurida
Ninox novaeseelandiae moae
Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae (Boobook hawk owl/Morepork) (Attributes)
Ninox novaeseelandiae ocellata
Ninox novaeseelandiae plesseni
Ninox novaeseelandiae rotiensis
Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata (Norfolk Island morepork)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
15
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.72812
EDGE Score: 1.74539
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  202 grams
Female Weight [1]  214 grams
Male Weight [1]  190 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  12.6 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  70 %
Forages - Aerial [2]  10 %
Forages - Canopy [2]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  20 %
Forages - Understory [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  30 %
Clutch Size [4]  2
Fledging [1]  40 days
Incubation [3]  34 days
Maximum Longevity [3]  29 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [5]  118
Snout to Vent Length [1]  14 inches (35 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
New Zealand New Zealand No
Southwest Australia Australia No
Wallacea East Timor, Indonesia No

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Kemp, AC. 1989. Estimation of Biological Indices for Little-known African Owls Meyburg, B.-U & R. D. Chancellor eds. 1989 Raptors in the Modern World WWGBP: Berlin, London & Paris
♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 5Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 6Cercartetus lepidus (Diprotodontia: Burramyidae), JAMIE M. HARRIS, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 842:1–8 (2009)
♦ 7The diet of moreporks (Ninox novaeseelandiae) in relation to prey availability, and their roost site characteristics and breeding success on Ponui Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand., Kirsty Marie Denny, A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University, Albany New Zealand. (2009)
♦ 8Mystacina tuberculata, Gerald G. Carter and Daniel K. Riskin, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 790, pp. 1-8 (2006)
♦ 9Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 10Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0