Saint Helena petrel

Saint Helena petrel
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Procellariiformes
Family:	Procellariidae
Genus:	Pseudobulweria
Species:	† P. rupinarum
Binomial name
Pseudobulweria rupinarum (Olson, 1975)

The Saint Helena petrel (Pseudobulweria rupinarum), also known as the Saint Helena gadfly petrel or large Saint Helena petrel, was a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It was endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It most likely became extinct after overpredation by people. It was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1988 and was assessed to be extinct in 2004.

Sources

• BirdLife International 2004. Pterodroma rupinarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife species factsheet
• Pterodroma rupinarum