Coenocorypha barrierensis (Oliver, 1955:275)
Little Barrier (Island) snipe, North Island snipe (proposed by Worthy et al., 2002), Tutukiwi
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Coenocorypha aucklandica barrierensis Oliver, 1955: New Zealand Birds, 2nd edition: 275 – Little Barrier Island, New Zealand.; Coenocorypha aucklandica medwayi Medway, 1971: Notornis 18: 219 – Awakino, Mahoenui area. Nomen nudum: = Coenocorypha barrierensis Oliver, 1955 (fide Checklist Committee 1990: 141).; Coenocorypha barrierensis Oliver; Holdaway et al. 2001, New Zealand Journ. Zool. 28: 133, 174.
Conservation Status
Last record: "About 1870" (Oliver, 1955); 1870 (Hutton, 1871; Greenway, 1967:263; Miskelly, 1988:273; Hume & Walters, 2012:125)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
According to (Greenway, 1967:263), Coenocorypha barrierensis is only known from a single recent specimen collected in 1870. However, subfossil material from the North Island and referred to this taxon, putatively greatly extending the species' former geographic range, have subsequently been excavated (Worthy et al. 2002).
Distribution
Little Barrier Island & Browns Island (Motukorea) (historically) & North Island (prehistorically), New Zealand
According to (Greenway, 1967:263), Coenocorypha barrierensis is only known from a single specimen collected in 1870. However, subfossil material from the North Island and referred to this taxon, putatively greatly extending the species' former geographic range, have subsequently been excavated (Worthy et al. 2002).
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
According to (Greenway, 1967:263), Coenocorypha barrierensis is only known from a single specimen collected in 1870.
Holotype: AIM B10066
Media
Above: North Island Snipe. Coenocorypha barrierensis. From the series: Extinct Birds of New Zealand., 2005, Masterton, by Paul Martinson. Purchased 2006. © Te Papa. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (2006-0010-1/53)
References
Original scientific description:
Oliver, W. R. B. (1955). New Zealand Birds, 2nd edition. Wellington: A. H. and A. W. Reed.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island_Snipe