The Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, was once the most abundant bird in North America. It was driven to extinction by hunting and western expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century, with the last specimen dying in captivity in 1914.
The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species.
The noble passenger pigeon's common name comes from the French term pigeon de passage, referring to the massive migrations of these birds across the sky.
Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), migratory bird hunted to extinction by man. Billions of these birds inhabited eastern North America in the early 1800s; migrating flocks darkened the skies for days.
The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species.
The noble passenger pigeon's common name comes from the French term pigeon de passage, referring to the massive migrations of these birds across the sky.
Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), migratory bird hunted to extinction by man. Billions of these birds inhabited eastern North America in the early 1800s; migrating flocks darkened the skies for days.
