Chatham Island snipe

(Coenocorypha pusilla)

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Description

Some taxonomic authorities, including the International Ornithologists' Union, place this species in the genus Leucocarbo. Others place it in the genus Phalacrocorax.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:Scolopacidae
Genus:Coenocorypha
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