Large Saint Helena Petrel (Pterodroma rupinarum)
Posted on 31 December, 1550 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (St Helena), family-PROCELLARIIDAE, extinct-1550s
Year Last Seen:
1550
Comments:
This species was endemic to the island of St Helena, but is thought to have been hunted to extinction shortly after the island's discovery in 1502.
Habitat:
It may have bred throughout the interior of the island. It is likely to have foraged over the …
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