Subantarctic snipe

Subantarctic snipe
Campbell snipe (Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Coenocorypha
Species:
C. aucklandica
Binomial name
Coenocorypha aucklandica
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Gallinago aucklandica Gray, 1845

The Subantarctic snipe (Coenocorypha aucklandica) is a species of snipe endemic to New Zealand's subantarctic islands. The Maori call it "Tutukiwi". The nominate race C. a. aucklandica (Auckland snipe) is found on the Auckland Islands (excluding the main island). Other subspecies include C. a. meinertzhagenae (Antipodes snipe) from the Antipodes Islands, and C. a. perseverance (Campbell snipe) from Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku. The former subspecies from the Snares Islands has been separated as a full species, the Snares snipe (C. huegeli), as have the extinct South Island (C. iredalei) and North Island snipes (C. barrierensis).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coenocorypha aucklandica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727499A94950981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727499A94950981.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.