

novaeseelandiae are now recognised as within the species Ninox boobook, but retain the common name Southern Boobook. Australian boobook owl boobook, ( Ninox novaeseelandiae ), also called morepork or mopoke, small owl species classified with elf owls, hawk owls, and burrowing owls in the subfamily Surniinae. Described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it was for many years considered to be the same species as the Australian boobook of. Her candidly dark illustrations and paintings have featured in local and international publications such as King Brown, Lurve, Pulp, Yen and Black magazines.Įrin Forsyth is a founding director of Method and Manners studios (est 2009) in Auckland, original arts editor of international publication The New Order Magazine and has worked prolifically as a freelance curator and illustrator for over a decade. Former Australian mainland subspecies of N. Ninox novaeseelandiae or leucopsis ( Ninox novaeseelandiae ) (Gmelin, JF, 1788) The morepork, also called the ruru or Tasmanian spotted owl, is a small brown owl found throughout New Zealand and Tasmania. She has produced 10 solo exhibitions to date and participated in numerous group exhibitions. Erin’s practice is founded in a range of creative disciplines including illustration, moving image, curation, exhibition coordination, studio management, independent publication and project development. Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand Erin Forsyth is a believer in creative thought and creative application. Ninox novaeseelandiae aridaMayr, 1943 Spiloglaux boobook parocellata Mathews, 1946 The Australian boobook ( Ninox 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.
