the australian boobook which known some regions mopoke

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The Australian boobook, which is known in some regions as the mopoke. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Australian boobook, which is known in some regions as the mopoke, is a species of owl native to mainland Australia, southern New Guinea, the island of Timor, and the Sunda Islands. Described by John Latham in 1801, it was generally considered to be the same species as the morepork of New Zealand until 1999.