Passenger Pigeon

• GeneralIt was the most abundant bird on the planet, in flocks of billions; the last one died in 1914.
• It is the most frequently cited case of the extinction of a hyperabundant species: it went from billions of individuals to none in half a century, and stands as a warning that abundance protects against nothing.
• The last individual, a female called Martha, died at Cincinnati Zoo on 1 September 1914 at one in the afternoon: it is one of the few extinctions whose exact hour is known.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Deciduous forest of oak, beech and chestnut of eastern North America

Gestation / incubation

13 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

1 egg

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Ectopistes migratorius