Category
page 1Endemic birds of Mauritius
Dodo
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) 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 solitaire. The two formed the subtribe Raphina, a clade of extinct flightless birds that are a part of the group that includes pigeons and doves (the family Columbidae). 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 it is now believed that this assumption was merely confusion based on
Rodrigues solitaire
extinct species of bird
Pink Pigeon
species of bird
Mauritius Kestrel
species of bird
Red Rail
species of bird (extinct)
Mauritius Fody
species of bird in the weaver family (Ploceidae)
Newton's parakeet
extinct species of bird
Mauritius Blue Pigeon
species of bird
Broad-billed Parrot
species of bird (extinct)
Rodrigues Fody
species of bird
Rodrigues rail
species of bird (fossil)
Mauritius olive white-eye
species of bird
Acrocephalus rodericanus
species of bird
Rodrigues starling
species of bird (extinct)
Mauritius Owl
species of bird (fossil)
Rodrigues parrot
species of bird (extinct)
Mauritian shelduck
extinct species of bird
Mauritius Bulbul
species of bird
Nesoenas rodericanus
species of bird
Rodrigues Owl
species of bird (fossil)
Lalage typica
species of bird
Rodrigues Night Heron
species of bird (fossil)
Mauritius Night Heron
species of bird
Mauritius grey white-eye
species of bird
Mauritian Turtle Dove
species of bird (fossil)
Rodrigues Blue Pigeon
species of bird
Mauritian wood pigeon
species of bird
Mauritius starling
species of bird (extinct)