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Mercury (pigeon)

bird honoured for bravery during World War II
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Mercury (pigeon)

Summary

Mercury (pigeon) is a war pigeon[1]. Mercury (pigeon) draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (war_pigeon category, ranking #6 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mercury (pigeon) received the Dickin Medal[3].
  • Mercury (pigeon)'s instance of is recorded as war pigeon[4].
  • Mercury (pigeon)'s instance of is recorded as individual animal[5].
  • Mercury (pigeon)'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0w7p16_[6].
  • Mercury (pigeon)'s individual of taxon is recorded as Rock Dove[7].

Body

Recognition

Mercury (pigeon) received the Dickin Medal[3].

Why It Matters

Mercury (pigeon) draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (war_pigeon category, ranking #6 of 10).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Mercury (pigeon) receive?

Honors received include Dickin Medal[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . pdsa.org.uk. pdsa.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mercury-pigeon-_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mercury (pigeon)}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mercury-pigeon-}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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