Directory of Ectopistes Resources

The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was one of North America's most common birds, but the last one died in captivity in 1914.

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Ectopistes migratorius

http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/brown_magg
Maggie Brown provides information on the Passenger Pigeon, its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction, human uses and extinction.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Passenger Pigeon

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/passpig.htm
Summary of the biology and extinction of the species, including a description of their exhibit of Martha, the stuffed remains of the last living specimen of the species.
Extinction: The Story of the Passenger Pigeon

http://www.eco-action.org/dt/pigeon.html
Brief history of the events leading up to the extinction.
Passenger Pigeon Society

http://www.passengerpigeon.org/
Informal society dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the extinct Ectopistes migratorius. Membership sign-up, an extinct bird mailing list, and links.
The Passenger Pigeon

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/779939pass.html
A different view of the demise of the passenger pigeon, which argues that the bird's way of life also doomed it.
The Passenger Pigeon: Bird-Lore

http://www.pigeoncote.com/birdlore/birdlor2.html
Magazine article from 1913 with recollections of the extinct bird from the 16th to 20th Centuries.

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