Snares Snipe
Coenocorypha huegeli
NTNear Threatened Endemic to New Zealand
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The Snares snipe (Coenocorypha huegeli), also known as the Snares Island snipe, or tutukiwi in Māori, is a species of bird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Snares Islands (Northeast, Broughton, and Alert Stack), south of New Zealand; introduced to Codfish Island, off Stewart Island.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Snares 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.
