Once the world's most abundant bird, numbering in the billions, these wild pigeons lived in North America.
The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius).
The passenger Pigeon is extinct.
The passenger pigeon has been extinct since 1914.
"Passenger Pigeon" is a proper noun because it specifically refers to a unique species of pigeon.
the scientific name for the passenger pigeon is Ectopistes migratorius
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Both were decimated by overhunting. The bison survived, but the passenger pigeon did not.
the passenger pigeon
The last passenger pigeon was believed to have died on September 1, 1914. This bird, a female named "Martha", was the last of twenty or so held in captivity for several years. The last known wild passenger pigeon was killed around 1900.
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The passenger pigeon, quagga, and mammoth have in common that they are all extinct animals.
The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct pigeon once found in North America. The homing pigeon is a domestic breed of the rock pigeon (Columbia livia) renowned for its ability to return to its own nest after being removed from it.