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Possible Tasmanian Morepork in Victoria

To: Peter Shute <>
Subject: Possible Tasmanian Morepork in Victoria
From: John Tongue <>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:58:11 +1000
Hi Peter and all,
Really just on the scalloped chest/belly pattern, which is very like birds I've 
seen here.  To my recollection, most of the Vic birds I've seen seemed to be 
more streaked.

Cheers,
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.


On 11/06/2013, at 11:49 AM, Peter Shute wrote:

> Apparently this winter dispersal is unproven, so it would be good to prove 
> whether this bird really is of that type, regardless of whether it's split or 
> not. What features tell you it looks like Tasmanian Boobooks, John?
> 
> Peter Shute 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:  
>>  On Behalf Of 
>> John Tongue
>> Sent: Monday, 10 June 2013 7:28 PM
>> To: Steve
>> Cc: Birding Aus
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Possible Tasmanian Morepork in Victoria
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> I don't know enough about Boobook differentiation and 
>> movements.  I must say, I am still mystified about how 
>> Tasmanian Morepork could be split from Aus Boobook, and then 
>> lumped with NZ and Norfolk Island Morepork??
>> 
>> However, Pizzey does talk of some winter dispersal of the 
>> Tasmanian race of Boobook to the mainland, so it's possible 
>> that's what you have.  From the pic's, it certainly looks 
>> like Tassie birds I've seen.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> John Tongue
>> Ulverstone, Tas.
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/06/2013, at 6:56 PM, Steve wrote:
>> 
>>> G'day all
>>> 
>>> This owl has been roosting in my garden for 9 days now.  My 
>> wife Jenny and I took photos today and they can be seen at:
>>> 
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bukoba_steve/sets/72157634040230069/
>>> 
>>> I believe this is a Tassy Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae 
>> leucopsis) - recently split by the IOC from the Southern 
>> Boobook (Ninox boobook).  Others who have seen the photos 
>> have tended to agree with me.
>>> 
>>> Anyway - all comments welcome.
>>> 
>>> Hopefully I'll get some shots from different angles but 
>> this will be difficult if it stays in the same trees.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Steve
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