Saint Helena shearwater facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saint Helena shearwaterTemporal range: Late Pleistocene - Early Holocene
|
|
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Genus: |
Puffinus
|
| Species: |
pacificoides
|
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.
See also
In Spanish: Pardela de Santa Elena para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Saint Helena shearwater Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.