Small Saint Helena Petrel (Bulweria bifax)

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 island and foraged over the open ocean.

Causes:

Predation by people and …


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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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