Large Saint Helena Petrel

Large St Helena Petrel
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.

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