However, by the end of the 19th century, it had been hunted to the brink of extinction, and in September of 1914, in a Cincinnati zoo, the last remaining passenger pigeon died.
Akan tetapi, pada akhir abad ke - 19, unggas ini telah diburu hingga di ambang kepunahan, dan pada bulan September 1914, di sebuah kebun binatang di Cincinnati, satu - satunya merpati penumpang yang tersisa mati.