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Passenger pigeon is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on September 1, 2016.

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Date	Process	Result
January 2, 2016	Good article nominee	Listed
March 11, 2016	Featured article candidate	Promoted
March 23, 2012	Peer review	Reviewed
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 25, 2016. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in 19th-century America, any amateur hunter could kill six passenger pigeons* in a single shot* (shooting pictured)?
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on September 1, 2012, September 1, 2014, September 1, 2017, September 1, 2018, and September 1, 2021.
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