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Passenger pigeon - Wikipedia 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
Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct | Audubon About September 1, 1914, the last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoo She was roughly 29 years old, with a palsy that made her tremble Not once in her life had she laid a fertile egg This year marks the 100th anniversary of the passenger pigeon’s extinction
3 Billion to Zero: What Happened to the Passenger Pigeon? Yet, by 1900, none survived in the wild, and on September 1, 1914, the very last one, named Martha, was found dead on the floor of her cage in the Cincinnati Zoo The species had gone from
The Passenger Pigeon’s Extinction 110 Years Later Like many birds in Minnesota today, they nested near the Mississippi River where they found safe habitat in beech and oak trees Intensive hunting and habitat loss led to their rapid decline and Minneapolis has the dubious distinction of being the location of the last recorded wild passenger pigeon nest and egg in North America in 1895
Extinct bird still has much to teach – The Minnesota Daily Although popular belief has long held that 19th-century Americans shot the passenger pigeons out of the sky until they vanished, Zink said a combination of commercial hunting, recreational shooting and habitat destruction doomed North America’s once most-common bird
Passenger Pigeon Facts, Pictures, When Why Did They Go Extinct The passenger pigeon, belonging to the genus Ectopistes, is an extinct bird endemic to North America Once it was the most abundant bird in its native region Researchers believe that they once accounted for 25 to 40 percent of the total land-bird population in the US
From Billions to Extinct: The Vanished Passenger Pigeon In less than 50 years, living passenger pigeons went from billions in the wild to extinction The commercialized ‘pigeon trade’ with its professional hunters, coupled with easy access to colonies, and deforestation and destruction of pigeon habitat, all combined to hasten the extinction
Extinct pigeon’s wild, strange trip might not be over On Sept 1, 1914, Martha, a passenger pigeon, fell off her perch at the Cincinnati Zoo and dropped dead She was 29 She was the last known example of her species, the sole survivor of what
Passenger Pigeon - Extinct Animal Encyclopedia The last known passenger pigeon, named Martha, died in captivity in 1914, marking the end of a once-thriving species Their story serves as a cautionary tale in the ongoing conversation about extinction and environmental responsibility