Extinct Liverpool Pigeon goes on display

Catch the Pigeon at World Museum

The mysterious ‘Liverpool Pigeon’, officially declared extinct by Birdlife International, has gone on display at World Museum Liverpool.

The Spotted Green Pigeon, Caloenas maculate, is affectionately known as the ‘Liverpool Pigeon’ as the only surviving specimen is held in the collections of the Liverpool venue.

Birdlife International added the bird to its list of extinct species last week. One of only two examples ever recorded, the specimen was originally held in the collections of the 13th Earl of Derby and was bought at the sale of the General Davies Collection in the early 1800’s.

Its place of origin and the reasons for its extinction remain unknown although scientists believe it originally came from one of the Pacific Islands.    

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