Chatham Islands Snipe
Coenocorypha pusilla
VUVulnerable Endemic to New Zealand
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The Chatham Islands snipe (Coenocorypha pusilla), also known as the Chatham snipe, is a species of wader in the family Scolopacidae.
It is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, and is only found on a few islands in the south of the Chatham Islands group.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland.
The Chatham Islands snipe feeds by probing into the ground in search of worms, amphipods, insects and larvae.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Rangatira, Mangere, Little Mangere, and Rabbit islands, and Star Keys, Chatham Islands; originally found throughout Chatham Islands.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chatham Islands snipe
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
