Subantarctic Snipe
Coenocorypha aucklandica(Gray, GR, 1845)
English (US) Subantarctic Snipe
The Subantarctic Snipe (Coenocorypha aucklandica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Coenocorypha aucklandica
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Subantarctic Snipe
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Coenocorypha aucklandica meinertzhagenae
- Coenocorypha aucklandica aucklandica
- Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Gallinago aucklandica
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1845)
- Type locality
- Auckland Islands.
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 Birds p.13 pl.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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