Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

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 was once the most abundant bird species in North America, with flocks containing billions of birds. The last known passenger pigeon, named Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.

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