Passenger pigeon | |
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1898 photograph of a live passenger pigeon | |
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Genus: | Ectopistes Swainson, 1827 |
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Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766) |
The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) or wild pigeon was a species of pigeon that was once the most common bird in North America. view more...