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North Island Snipe

Coenocorypha barrierensisOliver, WRB, 1955

English (US) North Island Snipe

Extinct

The North Island Snipe (Coenocorypha barrierensis) 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.

Range: formerly North Island (subfossils only); historically known only from Little Barrier Island (off northeastern North Island), New Zealand; extinct, last recorded 1870Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Coenocorypha barrierensis
IUCN Red List
Extinct
English (US)
North Island Snipe
Described by
Oliver, WRB, 1955

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Coenocorypha aucklandica barrierensis
Described by
Oliver, WRB, 1955
Original description
New Zealand birds, 2nd ed. ed.2 p.275

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 98 species of the family Scolopacidae