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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.
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Columbicola extinctus, also known as the passenger pigeon chewing louse, is an extant species of phtilopterid louse.It was once believed to have become extinct with its only known host, the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), prior to its rediscovery living on band-tailed pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata).
Passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius (eastern North America, 1914) The passenger pigeon was once among the most abundant wild bird species in the world, with a single flock numbering up to 2.2 billion birds. It was hunted close to extinction for food and sport in the late 19th century.
The passenger pigeon was a flocking species that was once a species widespread in North America. Before the arrival of colonial Europeans to North America, the passenger pigeon was thought to account for up to 40% of all individual birds on the continent. [24] The main drivers of the species' extinction were habitat destruction and
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† Passenger pigeon [110] [111] † Ectopistes migratorius: Six fossils belonging to at least three individuals Although initially thought to have been an exclusively northern and eastern species, bones found in La Brea and New Mexico eventually showed that the passenger pigeon was found on both coasts during the Pleistocene.
Choiseul Crested Pigeon [1] Slender-billed grackle; 1911 Guadalupe Storm Petrel [1] 1914 Forest Spotted Owlet [1] Passenger pigeon [1] 1916 Korean Crested Shelduck [1] 1918 Carolina Parakeet (subsp. carolinensis) [1] Lānaʻi Hookbill, a honeycreeper; 1920 Delalande's Madagascar Coucal [1] Laysan Millerbird (subsp.) [1] Lord Howe Island ...