Raphus cucullatus
Also known as dodo bird
specie di uccello estinto
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The dodo was a large, flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until it went extinct, and it is notable as a member of the pigeon and dove family whose closest living relative today is the Nicobar pigeon. The dodo's extinction makes it a significant example of a species that disappeared, and it shared this fate with its closest relative, the Rodrigues solitaire, another flightless bird from a nearby island.
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Il dodo o dronte (Raphus cucullatus Linnaeus, 1758) era un uccello columbiforme della famiglia Columbidae, endemico dell'isola di Mauritius. Era incapace di volare, si nutriva di frutti e nidificava a terra. Si estinse rapidamente nella seconda metà del XVII secolo in seguito all'arrivo sull'isola dei portoghesi e degli olandesi.
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