Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) wildspecies.ca

Extinct

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Passenger Pigeon

French common name:

Tourte voyageuse

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Passenger Pigeon	Tourte voyageuse
2005	Passenger Pigeon	Tourte voyageuse
2010	Passenger Pigeon	Tourte voyageuse
2015	Passenger Pigeon	Tourte voyageuse
2020	Passenger Pigeon	Tourte voyageuse

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Ectopistes migratorius	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2005	Ectopistes migratorius	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2010	Ectopistes migratorius	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2015	Ectopistes migratorius	Columbidae	Columbiformes
2020	Ectopistes migratorius	Columbidae	Columbiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Presumed Extirpated
2005	Presumed Extirpated
2010	Presumed Extirpated
2015	Presumed Extirpated
2020	Presumed Extirpated

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - NXB,NXN,NXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - NXB,NXN

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

British Columbia
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

Alberta
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Saskatchewan
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Manitoba
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Ontario
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

Quebec
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

New Brunswick
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Nova Scotia
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Prince Edward Island
2000	Extinct - 0.2
2005	Extinct - 0.2
2010	Extinct - 0.2
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SXB,SXM
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SXB

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present