Passenger pigeon: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ectopistes migratorius

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Passenger pigeon

Illustration of a passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, an extinct bird species with a gray-blue head, reddish breast, and long tail, measuring about 32 centimeters in length.

The last known passenger pigeon

Illustrations of four extinct species: a dodo, a Tasmanian wolf or thylacine, a passenger pigeon, and a mamo, with the birds shown larger for detail. Scientific names are included.

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