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    Dodo (redirect from Raphus cucullatus)
    The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean...
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    Janoo, A. (April–June 2005). "Discovery of Isolated Dodo Bones [Raphus cucullatus (L.), Aves, Columbiformes] from Mauritius Cave Shelters Highlights...
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    of the extinct didines (Raphinae), which include the famous dodo (Raphus cucullatus). However, the study's results showed this as one weak possibility...
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    Pezophaps and Raphus. The former contains the species Pezophaps solitaria (the Rodrigues solitaire), the latter the dodo, Raphus cucullatus. These birds...
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    The largest pigeons and doves known to have existed were the dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and the Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria). Both flightless...
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    ongoing Holocene extinction, driven by human activity. The famous dodo (Raphus cucullatus), last seen in 1662, was endemic to Mauritius. All 17 extinct lemurs...
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    Struthio camelus. The largest pigeon relative known was the dodo (Raphus cucullatus), possibly exceeding 1 m (3.3 ft) in height and weighing as much as...
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    aux Songes swamp in Mauritius, including bones of the Dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) and Cylindraspis giant tortoise. An analysis of these remains suggests...
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    "A newly-discovered early depiction of the Dodo (Aves: Columbidae: Raphus cucullatus) by Roelandt Savery, with a note on another previously unnoticed Savery...
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    doi:10.1155/2013/571939. ISSN 2090-8032. PMC 3562694. PMID 23401844. "Raphus cucullatus: BirdLife International". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012-05-01...
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    largest island in Fiji. It was only slightly smaller than the dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) and is the first giant...
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    Mesitornis unicolor (possibly flightless, has not been seen flying) Dodo, Raphus cucullatus † Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria † Viti Levu giant pigeon...
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    Retrieved 3 July 2023. Hume, J. P. (2006). "The History of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and the Penguin of Mauritius" (PDF). Historical Biology. 18 (2): 69–93...
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    PMID 10731144. Janoo A (April 2005). "Discovery of isolated dodo bones (Raphus cucullatus (L.), Aves, Columbiformes) from Mauritius cave shelters highlights...
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  • solitaria) Red-moustached fruit dove (Ptilinopus mercierii) Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) Family Cuculidae Delalande's coua (Coua delalandei) Saint Helena...
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    500 BC) Nicobar pigeon Rodrigues solitaire Pezophaps solitaria Rodrigues Extinct (before AD 1778) Dodo Raphus cucullatus Mauritius Extinct (c. AD 1662)...
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    resurrected rats would not be genetically pure replicas. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian...
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    Rodrigues, where in particular he has studied the history of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus). He has contributed both scientifically and artistically to a large...
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    1007/BF01671614. S2CID 23510175. Stresemann, Erwin (1958). "Wie hat die Dronte (Raphus cucullatus L.) ausgesehen?". Journal of Ornithology (in German). 99 (4): 441–459...
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    sganzini) or the Seychelles blue pigeon (Alectroenas pulcherrimus). Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (Mauritius, Mascarenes, late 17th century) Called Didus ineptus by...
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    information Janoo, Anwar (2005). "Discovery of isolated dodo bones Raphus cucullatus (L.), Aves, Columbiformes from Mauritius cave shelters highlights...
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  • pigeon Goura victoria (Fraser, 1844) AU: northern New Guinea 204 Dodo Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (extinct) IO: Mauritius Island 205 Rodrigues solitaire...
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    lost after the arrival of humans to the island, including the dodo (Raphus cucullatus, which has since become a symbol of extinction), so the ecosystem...
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    ISBN 84-87334-22-9. Hume, Julian P. (2006). "The history of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and the penguin of Mauritius". Historical Biology. 18 (2). Informa...
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    †Pezophaps solitaria (Rodrigues solitaire) †Raphus cucullatus (dodo)...
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  • dove, Streptopelia decaocto Zebra dove, Geopelia striata (I) Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (X) Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria (X) Mauritius blue-pigeon...
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    island Mauritius provides a window into the ecosystem of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus)" (PDF). Quaternary Science Reviews. 28 (1–2): 14–24. Bibcode:2009QSRv...
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    it was suggested that the species entirely depended on the dodo (Raphus cucullatus) for that purpose and nearly became a victim of coextinction, but...
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    island Mauritius provides a window into the ecosystem of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus)". Quaternary Science Reviews. 28 (1): 14–24. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev...
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    Raphus cucullatus (Dodo) Pezophaps solitarius (Rodrigues solitaire)...
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