Large St Helena Petrel | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Procellariiformes |
Family: | Procellariidae |
Genus: | Pterodroma |
Species: | P. rupinarum |
Binomial name | |
Pterodroma rupinarum Olson, 1975 |
The Large Saint Helena Petrel (Pterodroma rupinarum), also known as the Saint Helena Gadfly 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.