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The species Dodo is extinct. |
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- Raphus cucullatus
Identification
- One-metre high
- Greyish plumage
- 23-cm, hooked bill
- Very small wings
- Yellow legs
- Bare facial skin
- Yellow eyes
- Some longer white feathers on the wings and tail
Distribution
Last seen 1662.
Taxonomy
This was a monotypic species[1].
Dodo has in the past been placed in Raphidae, together with the also extinct Reunion Solitaire and Rodriguez Solitaire.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Flightless.
Diet
The diet included fruit and seeds.
Breeding
It nested on the ground and a single egg was laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Dodo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 November 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dodo
