Rodrigues solitaire
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The Rodrigues solitaire is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Rodrigues, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. A member of the family of pigeons and doves, it was most clos
Pezophaps solitaria 2
A Nicobar pigeon, the closest living relative of the Rodrigues solitaire and the dodo according to DNA studies
1708 drawing by François Leguat, the only known illustration of this species by someone who observed it alive
1854 restoration by Hermann Schlegel
Dodo
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The dodo is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to Mauritius, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightless Rodrigues solita
Rodrigues solitaire
…of Rodrigues, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. A member of the family of pigeons and doves, it was most closely related to the also extinct dodo of the nearby island Mauritius, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae. The Nicobar pigeon is their closest living genetic relative. Rodrigues solitaires…
Oxford Dodo display
1848 lithograph of the Oxford specimen's foot, which has been used to sample DNA for genetic analyses
1601 engraving showing Dutch activities on the shore of Mauritius and the first published depiction of a dodo on the left (2, called "Walchvoghel")