North Island snipe

North Island snipe
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Coenocorypha
Species:
C. barrierensis
Binomial name
Coenocorypha barrierensis
Oliver, 1955
Synonyms
  • Coenocorypha aucklandica barrierensis


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.