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Passenger Pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, bred in North America, in south-central and south-eastern Canada and the central and eastern USA. It was a pigeon of the family Columbidae and is now extinct. It was chiefly associated with the forests of eastern North America and bred mainly around the Great Lakes. The species was known for its huge migratory flocks, and its name reflects that travelling habit. It was also a fast flyer, and its breeding and roosting were communal.
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae — Pigeons, Doves
- Breeding range
- North America: sc, se Canada and c, e USA
