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Large Saint Helena Petrel

Pterodroma rupinarum

Extinct
Familie
Procellariidae
Ordnung
Procellariiformes

The Large Saint Helena Petrel (Pterodroma rupinarum) is a bird species in the family Procellariidae (sturmvögel und sturmtaucher), within the order Procellariiformes (albatrosse und sturmvögel). 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.

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taxonomie

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Ordnung Procellariiformes (Albatrosse und Sturmvögel)
Familie Procellariidae (Sturmvögel und Sturmtaucher)
Genus Pterodroma
Arten Pterodroma rupinarum

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Is the Large Saint Helena Petrel endangered?
The Large Saint Helena Petrel has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Large Saint Helena Petrel belong to?
The Large Saint Helena Petrel (Pterodroma rupinarum) belongs to the order Procellariiformes and the family Procellariidae.

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