pigeon
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Vultures have suffered “the fastest collapse of any group of birds on earth,” Mr. Weidensaul writes, “second only to the extinction of the passenger pigeon in terms of the sheer numbers of individuals lost.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The top three birds in Kent and West Sussex were the house sparrow, blue tit and Starling, while in East Sussex they were the house sparrow, blue tit and wood pigeon.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
In addition, researchers found an extinct pigeon species closely related to Australian bronzewing pigeons.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Along with the passenger pigeon we exterminated the great auk, the Carolina parakeet, the Labrador duck and the ivory-billed woodpecker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
He had heard the woeful sounds of a mourning dove, but that was the wrong kind of pigeon.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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