Viti Levu snipe
| Viti Levu Snipe | |
|---|---|
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Coenocorypha |
| Species: | C. miratropica |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenocorypha miratropica (Worthy, 2003) | |
The Viti Levu snipe (Coenocorypha miratropica) was a species of austral snipe endemic to Fiji. A species of the mostly New Zealand genus Coenocorypha, it became extinct after the arrival of humans in Fiji.
References
- Worthy T. H. (2003). A new extinct species of snipe Coenocorypha from Viti Levu, Fiji. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 123: 90-103.
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