Small Saint Helena Petrel (Bulweria bifax) | Summary

Small Saint Helena Petrel Bulweria bifax

Current view: summary

Family: Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters)

Authority: Olson, 1975

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
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.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Small Saint Helena Petrel Bulweria bifax. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/small-saint-helena-petrel-bulweria-bifax on 20/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 20/12/2024.