QUICK FACT: Agricultural expansion once helped it spread in the 1800s, then rapid decline followed.

THREATS: Illegal hunting and habitat destruction across its migratory range.

IMPORTANCE: A flagship open-habitat migrant, its sudden collapse in population mirrors the cautionary tale of passenger pigeons.

Photo credit: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

QUICK FACT: Agricultural expansion once helped it spread in the 1800s, then rapid decline followed.

THREATS: Illegal hunting and habitat destruction across its migratory range.

IMPORTANCE: A flagship open-habitat migrant, its sudden collapse in population mirrors the cautionary tale of passenger pigeons.

Photo credit: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok