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Charadriiformes / Scolopacidae / Coenocorypha

South Island Snipe

Coenocorypha iredalei

IUCN: Extinct

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Coenocorypha

Distribution

formerly South and Stewart islands (subfossils only); historically known only from islands off Stewart Island (New Zealand); apparently extinct, last recorded 1964

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.