Multiple choice general knowledge

This species of bird native to North America was considered to have been one of the most numerous birds on earth. Intensive shooting and the destruction of the birds’natural breeding ground brought about a sudden fall in their numbers. The last of this species on earth died in a zoo in Circinnati in 1914. Name this bird

  1. The passenger pigeon

  2. The Bald eagle

  3. The Egret

  4. The Falcon
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Explanation

The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was once the most abundant bird in North America, with flocks containing billions of birds. Extensive hunting and habitat destruction led to their extinction, with the last known individual dying in Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.

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