Passenger Pigeon Ectopistes migratorius Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
David E. Blockstein
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colom migratori |
| Croatian | golub selac |
| Czech | holub stěhovavý |
| Dutch | Trekduif |
| English | Passenger Pigeon |
| English (United States) | Passenger Pigeon |
| French | Tourte voyageuse |
| French (France) | Tourte voyageuse |
| German | Wandertaube |
| Japanese | リョコウバト |
| Norwegian | vandredue |
| Polish | gołąb wędrowny |
| Russian | Странствующий голубь |
| Serbian | Golub selac (izumro) |
| Slovak | holub sťahovavý |
| Slovenian | Golob selec |
| Spanish | Paloma Migratoria |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Paloma migratoria |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Paloma Migratoria |
| Spanish (Spain) | Paloma migratoria |
| Swedish | vandringsduva |
| Turkish | Göçmen Güvercin |
| Ukrainian | Голуб мандрівний |
Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Columba migratoria
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.285.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = South CaroUna, ex Catesby, 1, p. 23, pi. 23.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ECTOPISTES
- migratorius
- Migratorius
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Passenger Pigeon.
Solid lines enclose area of regular distribution. Dashed line encloses principal breeding area. Solid circles represent locations of casual or accidental occurrences. Adapted from Schorger 1955; courtesy of University of Oklahoma Press, used with permission.
