Species profile
South Island Snipe
Coenocorypha iredalei
Quick answer
Islands off Stewart I. (New Zealand); apparently extinct
- Scientific name
- Coenocorypha iredalei
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Coenocorypha
- Conservation status
- Extinct
Recording South Island Snipe in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.