Snares Snipe
Coenocorypha huegeli (Tristram, 1893)
104 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Snares Snipe?
The Snares Snipe weighs around 104 g.
Where does the Snares Snipe live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Snares Islands (south of South Island, New Zealand).
Is the Snares Snipe endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Snares Snipe as Near Threatened.
What does the Snares Snipe eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Snares Snipe in?
It belongs to the family Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae), order Charadriiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 104 g
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
More measurements
- Wing
- 102 mm
- Tail
- 38 mm
- Bill
- 58 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Snares Islands (south of South Island, New Zealand)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Coenocorypha
Other birds in the genus Coenocorypha
Chatham Islands SnipeCoenocorypha pusilla
Subantarctic SnipeCoenocorypha aucklandica
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicauda
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Hudsonian WhimbrelNumenius hudsonicus
Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Eskimo CurlewNumenius borealis
Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
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