Chatham Island snipe
(Coenocorypha pusilla)
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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