Subantarctic Snipe

Coenocorypha aucklandica

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Coenocorypha
eBird Code
subsni1

Subspecies (3)

  • Coenocorypha aucklandica aucklandica

    predator-free Auckland Islands of Enderby, Disappointment, Adams, Rose, Ocean, and Ewing islands; now absent from main Auckland Island

  • Coenocorypha aucklandica meinertzhagenae

    Antipodes Islands of Bollons, Archway, Inner Windward Islands, Antipodes Island, and Leeward Islands

  • Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance

    Campbell Islands; recolonized main Campbell Island from Jacquemart Island following predator elimination

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.