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
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Scolopacidae |
Genus: | Coenocorypha |
Species: | †C. miratropica
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Binomial name | |
†Coenocorypha miratropica Worthy, 2003
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References
edit- ^ 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.