The New Caledonian snipe (Coenocorypha neocaledonica ) is an extinct species, of austral snipe, described from late Holocene cave deposits on the French island of New Caledonia in the western Pacific Ocean. The specific epithet is a latinisation of the name of its island home.
Although austral snipe are small birds, the endemic New Caledonian form was larger than all its congeners, with the exception of the Viti Levu snipe (C. miratropica ). Examination of its wing bones suggest that it was a relatively strong flier.
