Ruru

Ruru
	;
Tūāhua rāhui
	; Āwangawanga iti
Whakarōpūtanga pūtaiao
Mātāmuatanga:	Animalia;
Pori:	Chordata;
Rōpū:	Aves;
Pūtoi:	Strigiformes;
Whānau:	Strigidae;
Puninga:	Ninox;
Species:	N. novaeseelandiae;
Ingoa pūtaiao
	Ninox novaeseelandiae; (Gmelin, 1788)

He manu ngahere te Ruru nō Aotearoa. He manu rere ahiahi; ko tāna tangi, he koukou. Ko te āhua o ngā huruhuru, he hāura, he kōtiwhatiwha. He mana kai pūrerehua tēnei. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Ninox novaeseelandiae. Ko te ingoa reo Pākehā ko te Morepork.

Tirohia hoki[edit | edit source]

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Tohutoro[edit | edit source]

Robertson, C J R. (Etita), 1985. Reader's Digest Complete Book of New Zealand Birds. Poihākena: Reader's Digest.