Rishika Baranwal
Native to Mauritius, the dodo became extinct in the late 17th century due to overhunting and invasive species brought by sailors.
Once numbering in the billions, the passenger pigeon was hunted to extinction by the early 20th century.
Found in the North Atlantic, the great auk was overhunted for its feathers, meat, and oil, leading to its extinction by the mid-19th century.
The only native parrot of the United States, the Carolina parakeet went extinct in the early 20th century due to deforestation, hunting, and disease.
Giant flightless birds from New Zealand, the moa were hunted to extinction by the Māori people around the 15th century.
Found in the southeastern United States, the ivory-billed woodpecker is considered possibly extinct due to logging and habitat destruction.