Biology:Viti Levu snipe
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Short description: Extinct species of bird
| Viti Levu snipe Temporal range: Late Holocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Coenocorypha |
| Species: | C. miratropica
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| Coenocorypha miratropica Worthy, 2003
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The Viti Levu snipe (Coenocorypha miratropica) is an extinct species of austral snipe endemic to Fiji. A species of the mostly New Zealand genus Coenocorypha, it became extinct after the arrival of humans in Fiji.[1]
References
- ↑ Worthy, Trevor H. (January 2003). "A new extinct species of snipe Coenocorypha from Vitilevu, Fiji". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 123 (2): 90–103. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230601227.
Wikidata ☰ Q284412 entry
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