New Caledonian snipe

Extinct species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The New Caledonian snipe (Coenocorypha neocaledonica) is an extinct species of austral snipe, described from late Holocene cave deposits on the French island of New Caledonia in the western Pacific Ocean. The specific epithet is a latinisation of the name of its island home.[1]

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New Caledonian snipe
Temporal range: Holocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Coenocorypha
Species:
C. neocaledonica
Binomial name
Coenocorypha neocaledonica
Worthy, Anderson & Sand, 2013
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Description

Although austral snipe are small birds, the endemic New Caledonian form was larger than all its congeners, with the exception of the Viti Levu snipe (C. miratropica). Examination of its wing bones suggest that it was a relatively strong flier.

Extinction

The species became extinct within about 1000 years of human settlement of the island, probably as a result of predation by human introduced rats.

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