| COMMON NAME | BOOBOOK OWL (MOREPORK) | |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | Ninox novaeseelandiae | |
| HEIGHT | 250mm to 350mm | |
| GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION | New Zealand and surrounding islands | |
| HABITAT | Forest and farmland, also urban areas and plantation | |
| DIET | Mainly insectiverous, also small birds and mammals | |
| STATUS | Widespread, frequent to scarce |
| NAME | SEX | HATCHED | STATUS |
| OZZIE | MALE | 0 | HAND TAME |
| ZOE | FEMALE | 1995 | BREEDING OWL |
| BURRA-BURRA | MALE | 2001 | BREEDING OWL |
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