Carrier pigeons, unlike passenger pigeons (which derive their name from the huge sky-darkening flocks they created, making them look like "passengers") are not

Carrier pigeons, unlike passenger pigeons (which derive their name from the huge sky-darkening flocks they created, making them look like "passengers") are not a species, just a domesticated rock pigeon trained to travel between defined points. Carrier pigeons are still pretty neat though. Cher Ami ("dear friend")[1] saved the lives of thousands during The Great War and was highly respected by both American and French soldiers. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_Ami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_Ami