Viti Levu snipe
The Viti Levu snipe (Coenocorypha miratropica) is an extinct 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.[1]
| Viti Levu snipe Temporal range: Late Holocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Coenocorypha |
| Species: | †C. miratropica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Coenocorypha miratropica Worthy, 2003 | |
References
- Worthy, Trevor H. (January 2003). "A new extinct species of snipe Coenocorypha from Vitilevu, Fiji". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 123 (2): 90–103.
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