Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Subantarctic Snipe

Subantarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica

Described by: Gray; G. R. (1845)
Alternate common name(s): New Zealand Snipe, Auckland Snipe, Auckland Islands Snipe, Snares Island Snipe
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

No photographs are available for this species

Range

Island s. of New Zealand;
Four isolated populations;
(1) Small is. off Stewart Is. (Jack Lees Is., Little Moggy Is. and Big South Cape Is.).
(2) Snares Is. ( Northeast Is., Broughton Is. and Alert Stack).
(3) Antipodes Is. (Antipodes Is. , Bollans Is. , Archway Is. and inner Windward Is.).
(4) Auckland Is. (Disappointment Is., Ewing Is., Adams Is., Figure of Eight Is., Rose Is., Enderby Is., Ocean Is., and Dundas Is.).
(5) Little Barrier Is.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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