Large St Helena Petrel

Large St Helena Petrel

Taxobox
name = Large St Helena Petrel


status = EX | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Procellariiformes
familia = Procellariidae
genus = "Pterodroma"
species = "P. rupinarum"
binomial = "Pterodroma rupinarum"
binomial_authority = Olson, 1975
synonyms =

The Large St Helena Petrel ("Pterodroma rupinarum") was a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family. It was endemic to Saint Helena. 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.

ource

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/40123/all Pterodroma rupinarum] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] . Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=30103&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://biodiversity.mongabay.com/animals/p/Pterodroma_rupinarum.html Pterodroma rupinarum]


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