Olson's Petrel
Bulweria bifax Olson, SL 1975
Olson's petrel, also known as the small Saint Helena petrel or Saint Helena Bulwer's petrel was a species of seabird in the family Procellariidae. It was endemic to Saint Helena. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Procellariiformes
Family:
Procellariidae
Genus:
Bulweria
Scientific:
Bulweria bifax
Original description
Citation:
Olson, SL 1975
Reference:
Smithson. Contrib. Paleobiol.
23 p.17
Protonym:
Bulweria bifax
Type locality:
Pleistocene deposits of aeolian calcareous sand near Sugarloaf Hill (Site 1), St. Helena Island, south Atlantic Ocean
Link:
https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/1952
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
ED16EA1FCE3CD77A
Avibase ID:
avibase-ED16EA1F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ED16EA1F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
EXTINCT
English:
Olson's Petrel
Afrikaans:
Sint Helenakeilstert
Bulgarian:
Малък светаеленски тайфунник
Catalan:
Petrell petit de l'illa Santa Helena
Czech:
buřňák Olsonův
Danish:
Skt. Helena-petrel
German:
Helenasturmvogel
Esperanto:
olsona petrelo
Spanish:
Petrel Chico de la Santa Helena
Spanish (Spain):
Petrel chico de la Santa Helena
Basque:
Olson petrela
Finnish:
sainthelenantyrskyliitäjä
French:
Pétrel d'Olson
Croatian:
mali svetohelenski zovoj
Italian:
Berta di Olson
Dutch:
Olsons Stormvogel
Norwegian:
januspetrell
Polish:
tajfunnik mały
Portuguese:
alma-negra-de-santa-helena
Portuguese (Portugal):
alma-negra-de-santa-helena
Russian:
Святоеленский штормовик
Slovak:
víchrovník ostrovný
Serbian:
Mala burnica sa ostrva Sveta Jelena (izumrla)
Swedish:
olsonpetrell
Turkish:
Olson yelkovanı
Ukrainian:
бульверія санта-геленська
Chinese:
小圣赫勒拿岛海燕
Chinese (Traditional):
奧爾森燕鸌
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Avilist 2025: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Small Saint Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Small Saint Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Small Saint Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Small Saint Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Clements, version 2021: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Clements, version 2022: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Clements, version 2023: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Clements, version 2024: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Clements, version 2025: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Clements, version 2019: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| eBird version 2019: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| eBird version 2021: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| eBird version 2022: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| eBird version 2023: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| eBird version 2024: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| eBird version 2025: Small St. Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Small St Helena Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Olson's Petrel ( Bulweria bifax) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: fossil species (extinct)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Petrell petit de l'illa Santa Helena
Czech: buřňák Olsonův
Danish: Skt. Helena-petrel
German: Helenasturmvogel, Saint Helena-Sturmvogel, St. Helena-Sturmvogel
English: Olson's Petrel, Saint Helena Bulwer's Petrel, Small Saint Helena Petrel, Small St Helena Petrel, Small St. Helena Petrel
English, HBW: Small St Helena Petrel
English (IOC): Olson's Petrel
English (United States): Small St. Helena Petrel
Esperanto: Malgranda sanktahelena petrelo, olsona petrelo
Spanish: Petrel Chico de la Santa Helena, Petrel de Santa Helena Menor
Spanish (Spain): Petrel chico de la Santa Helena
Finnish: sainthelenantyrskyliitäjä
French: Pétrel bifax, Pétrel de Olson, Pétrel d'Olson
Croatian: mali svetohelenski zovoj
Italian: Berta di Olson
Scientific: Bulweria bifax
Dutch: Olsons Stormvogel, Sint-Helena Bulwers Stormvogel
Norwegian: januspetrell
Polish: tajfunnik mały
Portuguese: alma-negra-de-santa-helena
Portuguese (Portugal): alma-negra-de-santa-helena
Russian: Святоеленский штормовик
Slovak: víchrovec ostrovný, víchrovník ostrovný
Serbian: Mala burnica sa ostrva Sveta Jelena (izumrla)
Swedish: Mindre Sankt Helenapetrell, olsonpetrell
Turkish: Olson yelkovanı
Ukrainian: бульверія санта-геленська
Chinese: 小圣赫勒拿岛海燕
Chinese (Traditional): 奧爾森燕鸌
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