Dodo
Raphus cucullatus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Dodo
The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons) in the order Columbiformes.
Range: formerly Mauritius; extinct, last reported 1662Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Raphus cucullatus
- Order
- Columbiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Dodo
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Struthio cucullatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- India = Mauritius.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.155
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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