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The passenger pigeon was supposedly descended from Zenaida pigeons that had adapted to the woodlands on the plains of central North America. [16] The passenger pigeon differed from the species in the genus Zenaida in being larger, lacking a facial stripe, being sexually dimorphic, and having iridescent neck feathers and a smaller clutch.
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 ).
Incas (parakeet) – The endling of the Carolina parakeet species who also died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Dodo – Another recently extinct Columbidae that is often cited as a prime example of manmade extinction alongside the passenger pigeon; Lonesome George – The endling of the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies
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The family occurs worldwide, often in close proximity to humans, but the greatest diversity is in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. 118 species (34%) are at risk, [4] and 13 are extinct, [5] with the most famous examples being the dodo, a large, flightless, island bird, and the passenger pigeon, that once flocked in the billions.
Pictures Passenger pigeon: Ectopistes migratorius: Eastern North America One of the most numerous birds at the beginning of the 19th century, it declined dramatically as a result of hunting, Newcastle disease, and the clearance of hardwood trees in which it fed, until the last individual in the wild was shot in 1900.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial. It includes 13 extinct species. [1] For a list of domesticated varieties, see List of pigeon breeds. The IOC breeding range descriptions use the following abbreviations for continents and other major geographic areas.
Meet "Dinosaur," the 17 foot tall, two-ton aluminum pigeon. For the next year-and-a-half, its perch will be New York City's High Line. "Pigeons and birds, as we know, are what remains of dinosaurs ...