The laughing owl (Ninox albifacies | also known as whēkau or the white-faced owl) was an endemic owl of New Zealand. Plentiful when European settlers arrived in New Zealand, its scientific description was published in 1845, but it was largely or completely extinct by 1914. The species was traditionally considered to belong to the monotypic genus Sceloglaux Kaup, 1848 ("scoundrel owl", probably because of the mischievous-sounding calls), although recent genetic studies indicate that it belongs with the boobook owls in the genus Ninox.[2]
Juri Han woke up in the forest of New Zealand, she couldn’t believe she was lost, she gets a map and compass to find her way home while passing by the bird species (including the Giant Moa, the Haast’s eagle, laughing owl, huia, piopio, kiwi bird, and the New Zealand falcon).
