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Morepork

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Morepork

Summary

Morepork is a taxon[1]. Morepork ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,102 views/month, #1,396 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Morepork's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Morepork is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Morepork's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Morepork belongs to the parent taxon Ninox[6].
  • Morepork is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • Morepork's scientific name is Ninox novaeseelandiae[8].
  • Morepork's Commons category is recorded as Ninox novaeseelandiae[9].
  • Morepork's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ninox novaeseelandiae[10].
  • Morepork's Commons gallery is recorded as Ninox novaeseelandiae[11].
  • Morepork's original combination is recorded as Strix novaeseelandiae[12].
  • Morepork's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. novaeseelandiae'}[13].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwalchdylluan bwbwc'}[14].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Morepork'}[15].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kuckuckskauz'}[16].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nínox maorí'}[17].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'nínox de Nova Zelanda'}[18].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sovka ostrovní'}[19].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lõuna-haugaskakk'}[20].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Nattsvermerugle'}[21].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кукушечья иглоногая сова'}[22].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニュージーランドアオバズク'}[23].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Newzealandsk Høgeugle'}[24].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'uudenseelanninhaukkapöllö'}[25].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kakukkbagoly'}[26].
  • Morepork is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'sowica ciemnolica'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Morepork is Ninox novaeseelandiae[8]. Morepork is classified at the rank of species[4]. Morepork is classified within Ninox[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwalchdylluan bwbwc'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Morepork'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kuckuckskauz'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Nínox maorí'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'nínox de Nova Zelanda'}[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sovka ostrovní'}[19].

Distribution

Morepork is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

Morepork's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 20116[28]. Morepork's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57242[29]. Morepork's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497817[30]. Morepork's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555480[31].

Why It Matters

Morepork ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,102 views/month, #1,396 of 195,241).[2] Morepork has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Morepork is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2'}
    Parent taxon → Ninox
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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