Didus ineptus, Print, The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves. The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. A white dodo was once thought to have existed on the nearby island of Réunion, but this is now thought to have been confusion based on the Réunion ibis and paintings of white dodos., 1700-1880 University of Amsterdam
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Didus ineptus, Print, The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves. The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. A white dodo was once thought to have existed on the nearby island of Réunion, but this is now thought to have been confusion based on the Réunion ibis and paintings of white dodos., 1700-1880
University of Amsterdam

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1700-1880 Didus ineptus Print dodo Raphus cucullatus extinct flightless bird endemic island Mauritius east Madagascar Indian Ocean dodo's closest genetic relative -extinct Rodrigues solitaire two forming subfamily Raphinae family pigeons doves closest living relative Nicobar pigeon white dodo thought existed Réunion now thought confusion based Réunion ibis paintings white dodos 1700-1880

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