Saint Helena petrel

Extinct species of bird

Saint Helena petrel

Conservation status

Extinct (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Procellariiformes
Family:  | Procellariidae
Genus:  | Pterodroma
Species:  |

†P. rupinarum

Binomial name
†Pterodroma rupinarum

(Olson, 1975)

The Saint Helena petrel (Pterodroma 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.

## External links

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* BirdLife species factsheet
* Pterodroma rupinarum
* DNA analysis

Taxon identifiers

Pseudobulweria rupinarum|

* Wikidata: Q731684
* Wikispecies: Pseudobulweria rupinarum
* Avibase: DC04FCD9622E24A5
* GBIF: 7354018
* iNaturalist: 111198
* Xeno-canto: Pseudobulweria-rupinarum

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