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South Island Snipe

Coenocorypha iredaleiRothschild, LW, 1921

English (US) South Island Snipe

Extinct

The South Island Snipe (Coenocorypha iredalei) 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 South and Stewart islands (subfossils only); historically known only from islands off Stewart Island (New Zealand); apparently extinct, last recorded 1964Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Coenocorypha iredalei
IUCN Red List
Extinct
English (US)
South Island Snipe
Described by
Rothschild, LW, 1921

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Coenocorypha aucklandica iredalei
Described by
Rothschild, LW, 1921
Type locality
Jack Lees Island, New Zealand.
Original description
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 41 p.63

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

See all 98 species of the family Scolopacidae