South Island snipe

South Island snipe
Specimen of Coenocorypha iredalei, the South Island snipe.

Extinct (1964)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Extinct (1964) (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Coenocorypha
Species:
†C. iredalei
Binomial name
†Coenocorypha iredalei
Synonyms
  • Gallinago aucklandica
  • Coenocorypha aucklandica iredalei

The South Island snipe (Coenocorypha iredalei), also known as the Stewart Island snipe or tutukiwi in Māori, is an extinct species of bird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae that was endemic to New Zealand.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coenocorypha iredalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727515A94951415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727515A94951415.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Coenocorypha iredalei. NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2023.