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Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius). The Passenger pigeon was once probably the most common bird in the world. It was hunted close to extinction for food in the late 19th century. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. |
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Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius). The Passenger pigeon was once probably the most common bird in the world. It was hunted close to extinction for food in the late 19th century. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. |
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Ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis). This 50 centimeter long woodpecker is officially listed as "Endangered", although the last positive sighting was in Cuba in 1987. The reason is probably loss of habitat. |
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