Large Saint Helena Petrel
Pterodroma rupinarum
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<birdfyi-bird slug="pterodroma-rupinarum"></birdfyi-bird>The Large Saint Helena Petrel (Pterodroma rupinarum) is a bird species in the family Procellariidae (petrels & shearwaters), within the order Procellariiformes (albatrosses & petrels). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.
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Extinct; known only from subfossil bones found on St. Helena. Medium-large petrel that went extinct within the last few centuries, likely due to human settlement, habitat destruction, and introduced predators. Related to living Pterodroma species; part of the endemic St. Helena avifauna.
Conservation Status
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Procellariiformes (Albatrosses & Petrels) |
| Family | Procellariidae (Petrels & Shearwaters) |
| Genus | Pterodroma |
| Species | Pterodroma rupinarum |
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