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 |  | Scientific name: Ninox novaeseelandiae
Size: 30cm
Status: Common
Diet: Birds up to the size of a sparrow, small mammals especially house invertebrates.
Habitat: Found in any suitable habitat including suburbia.
Breeding: Breeds between August and January, nests in a tree hollow above the ground and lays two to four eggs.
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| | Southern Boobook
/Southern+Boobook/$File/Southern+Boobook.jpg) Commonly called "Mopoke" after its call, smallest of the Australian Owls. |