Ectopistes migratorius Linnaeus 1758 (passenger pigeon)

Aves - Columbiformes - Columbidae

Alternative combination: Columba migratorius

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Ectopistes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and Rasmussen 2001, Parmalee 1958, Parmalee 1992, Wetmore 1943 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: volant frugivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (32: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming)

• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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