Saint Helena petrel
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| Saint Helena petrel | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobulweria |
| Species: | †P. rupinarum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pseudobulweria rupinarum (Olson, 1975)
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The Saint Helena petrel (Pseudobulweria rupinarum), also known as the Saint Helena gadfly petrel or large Saint Helena petrel, is an extinct species of seabird in the family Procellariidae. It was endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It most likely became extinct after overpredation by people, soon after the island's discovery in 1502. DNA results place it within the group of Atlantic Pterodroma species.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Pterodroma
- Birds of Saint Helena Island
- Extinct birds of Atlantic islands
- Bird extinctions since 1500
- Birds described in 1975
- Taxa named by Storrs L. Olson
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
- Endemic birds of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha