Passenger pigeon — size comparison

The passenger pigeon lived in forests of eastern North America. The male had a long, graduated tail and iridescent neck feathers. The birds travelled in enormou

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wzdłuż osi ciała · od końca dzioba do końca ogonaReference values · details in the profiles

Passenger pigeon

Ectopistes migratorius

ok. 42 cmAdult male · rekonstrukcja
total length

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Mass
up to around 340 gDane źródłowe, nie masa konkretnego przedstawionego osobnika
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Boy: approx. 115 cm
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Passenger pigeonTotal lengthapprox. 42 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Boy: approx. 115 cm
Passenger pigeon — size comparison — facts and sources

The passenger pigeon lived in forests of eastern North America. The male had a long, graduated tail and iridescent neck feathers. The birds travelled in enormous flocks, seeking abundant supplies of forest-tree seeds.

They nested in extensive colonies, and individual trees could hold many nests. Their numbers were so great that historical accounts described flocks obscuring the sky. However, mass hunting and forest loss caused a rapid population collapse.

The last known individual, a female named Martha, died at Cincinnati Zoo on 1 September 1914. Within a few decades the passenger pigeon went from extraordinary abundance to complete extinction.

Dorosły samiec: średnio około 16,5 cala, około 42 cm długości całkowitej według Smithsonian. Wysokość rekonstrukcji nie jest odrębnym pomiarem biologicznym. Ilustracja AI: fotorealistyczna rekonstrukcja, nie fotografia żywego zwierzęcia. Ujęcie przednie zachowuje skalę boku; szczegóły bryły i ubarwienia są przybliżone. Nie wyznaczamy masy z ilustracji.

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