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South Island snipe
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The South Island snipe (Coenocorypha iredalei), also known as the Stewart Island snipe or tutukiwi in Māori, is an extinct species of bird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae that was endemic to New Zealand.
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South Island snipe | |
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Specimen of Coenocorypha iredalei, the South Island snipe. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Scolopacidae |
Genus: | Coenocorypha |
Species: | †C. iredalei |
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†Coenocorypha iredalei Rothschild, 1921 | |
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