NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
North Island Snipe
Coenocorypha barrierensis Oliver, 1955
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The North Island snipe (Coenocorypha barrierensis), also known as the little barrier snipe or tutukiwi, is an extinct species of bird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, that was endemic to New Zealand.
Wikipedia contributors, North Island snipe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:13:10.768192+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Coenocorypha barrierensis Oliver, 1955
- Name authority
- Oliver, 1955
- Common name
- North Island Snipe
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Coenocorypha
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCoenocorypha G. R. Gray, 1855
- speciesCoenocorypha barrierensis Oliver, 1955
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Coenocorypha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand SnipeCoenocorypha aucklandica (G. R. Gray, 1845) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chatham Islands SnipeCoenocorypha pusilla (Buller, 1869) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Zealand SnipeCoenocorypha huegeli (Tristram, 1893) | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| South Island SnipeCoenocorypha iredalei Rothschild, 1921 | ScolopacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Coenocorypha huegeli barrierensis Oliver, 1955 Oliver, 1955 | synonym |
| Coenocorypha aucklandica barrierensis Oliver, 1955 Oliver, 1955 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=824048 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5ZJT2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.