Class Aves Scientific name Puffinus pacificoides | Phylum Chordata Genus Puffinus Rank Species | |
Similar Dune shearwater, Lava shearwater, Puffinus, Gadfly petrel, Sooty shearwater | ||
The Saint Helena shearwater (Puffinus pacificoides) is an extinct species of seabird in the petrel family. It is known only from subfossil remains found on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It probably became extinct at the end of the last glacial period, or the early Holocene, as the climate became warmer.
Etymology
The specific name of the taxon comes from pacificus plus Greek oides (like or resembling), from its relationship to the living species Puffinus pacificus.
References
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