Saint Helena petrel
| Saint Helena petrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Procellariiformes |
| Family: | Procellariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobulweria |
| Species: | †P. rupinarum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pseudobulweria rupinarum (Olson, 1975)
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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 family Procellariidae. It was endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It most likely became extinct after overpredation by people.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Pterodroma
- Birds of Saint Helena Island
- Extinct birds of Atlantic islands
- Bird extinctions since 1500
- Birds described in 1975
- Taxa named by Storrs L. Olson
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