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Handout
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Modern Extinctions on Mainland North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Since 1850 North America has lost three bird species--the Labrador Duck, Passenger Pigeon, and Carolina Parakeet--and the continued existence of another three is unlikely, namely the Eskimo Curlew, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and Bachman's...
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Carolina Parakeet

For Students 9th - 10th
The Carolina parakeet was once found in the southern United States but is now extinct. The reasons are explained here and you can see a drawing of this lost bird.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Carolina Parakeet

For Students 9th - 10th
Since 1850 North America has lost three bird species--the Labrador Duck, Passenger Pigeon, and Carolina Parakeet--and the continued existence of another three is unlikely, namely the Eskimo Curlew, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and Bachman's...