Birding-Aus

Re ‘More Pork’. In 2017 the English Names Committee recommended ‘Tasman Morepork’ for the species on Norfolk Island, because ‘Morepork’, the New Zealand name, was used on Norfolk. A species name was needed for N leucopsis, a separate species on the Australian list (WLAB), and ‘Tasmanian Boobook’ was chosen. ‘Morepork’ then comes back . . . → Read More: Fwd: 40 Spotted Pardalote