†Coenocorypha miratropica Worthy 2003 (snipe)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Full reference: T. H. Worthy. 2003. A new extinct species of snipe Coenocorypha from Vitilevu, Fiji. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 123:90-103
Belongs to Coenocorypha according to T. H. Worthy 2003
Sister taxa: Coenocorypha aucklandica, Coenocorypha chathamica, Coenocorypha iredalei, Coenocorypha neocaledonica, Coenocorypha pusilla
Type specimen: MNZ S38711, a set of limb elements (left humerus). Its type locality is Vatuma Cave, Viti Levu, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Fiji.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Vatuma Cave, Viti Levu
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.