Ornithology: Breeding and Nests: The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was endemic to North America. Its name is derived from the migratory habits of the species, mostly connected with finding places appropriate for this communally breeding bird to nest and raise its young. The colonies, which were known as "cities", were immense, upto thousands of hectares in size. The main reasons for the extinction of the passenger pigeon were the massive scale of hunting, the rapid loss of habitat, and the extremely social lifestyle of the bird, which made it highly vulnerable.
Ornithology: Breeding and Nests: The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species mostly connected with finding places appropriate for this communally breeding bird to nest and raise its young. The colonies, which were known as "cities", were immense, upto thousands of hectares in size. The main reasons for the extinction of the passenger pigeon were the massive scale of hunting, the rapid loss of habitat, and the extremely social lifestyle of the bird, which made it highly vulnerable to the former factors.
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