Category
page 1Extinct birds of Indian Ocean islands
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
Réunion Ibis
species of bird (extinct)
Red Rail
species of bird (extinct)
Mascarinus mascarin
species of bird (extinct)
Newton's parakeet
extinct species of bird
Mauritius Blue Pigeon
species of bird
Seychelles Parakeet
species of bird
Broad-billed Parrot
species of bird (extinct)
hoopoe starling
species of bird (extinct)
Rodrigues rail
species of bird (fossil)
Mascarene Coot
species of bird
Rodrigues parrot
species of bird (extinct)
Mauritian Duck
species of bird
Mauritius Owl
species of bird (fossil)
Nesillas aldabrana
species of bird
Rodrigues starling
species of bird (extinct)
Anas marecula
extinct species of duck
Mauritian shelduck
extinct species of bird
Thirioux's Grey Parrot
species of bird (extinct)
Nesoenas rodericanus
species of bird
Rodrigues Owl
species of bird (fossil)
Rodrigues Night Heron
species of bird (fossil)
Mauritius Night Heron
species of bird
Réunion Shelduck
species of bird (extinct)
Réunion Night Heron
species of bird
Réunion Owl
species of bird (fossil)
Réunion Kestrel
species of bird (extinct)
Réunion Swamphen
species of bird
Marianne white-eye
species of bird
Réunion Rail
species of bird
Réunion Pink Pigeon
species of bird
Rodrigues Blue Pigeon
species of bird
Réunion Fody
species of bird
Mauritian Turtle Dove
species of bird (fossil)
Mauritian wood pigeon
species of bird
Cheke's wood rail
Extinct species of bird
Mauritius starling
species of bird (extinct)