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Lost species: 8 birds that have gone extinct

The Dodo, native to Mauritius, became extinct in the 17th Century due to human activities.

Dodo

Once abundant in North America, the Passenger Pigeon went extinct in the early 20th Century.

Passenger Pigeon

The Great Auk, a flightless bird from the North Atlantic, became extinct in the mid-19th Century.

Great Auk

The Carolina Parakeet, native to the United States, was declared extinct in the early 20th Century.

Carolina Parakeet

The Labrador Duck, found in North America, went extinct in the late 19th Century.

Labrador Duck

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, native to the southeastern United States, is considered extinct due to habitat loss.

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

Native to New Zealand, the giant Moa birds were hunted to extinction by the late 15th Century.

Moa

The Hawaiian Crow, or ‘Alalā, became extinct in the wild due to habitat destruction and disease.

Hawaiian Crow

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