Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

Dodo (Raphus Brisson, 1760)

 

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Dimensions: lwas about 1 m  tall and may have weighed 10–18 kg in the wild.

Temporal range: endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Extinction date of 1693

 

 

The Dodo is an extinct, flightless bird that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It is genetically related to pigeons and doves, and its closest relative is the likewise extinct Rodrigues Solitaire, the two forming the Raphinae subfamily. The closest living relative is the Nicobar. A white Dodo was believed to have existed on the nearby island of Réunion, but this is now known to be incorrect.

The Dodo was about one metre  tall and may have weighed 10–20 kg in the wild. Its external appearance is evidenced only by paintings and written accounts from the 17th century. Because these vary considerably, and only a few sketches are known to have been drawn from life, its exact appearance remains a mystery. The same is true of its habitat and behaviour. It was depicted with brownish grey plumage, yellow feet, and a tuft of tail feathers, a grey, naked head, and a beak coloured black, yellow and green. It used gizzard stones to help digest its food, which included fruit, and it is believed to have mainly inhabited the woods on the drier coastal areas of Mauritius. It is assumed that the Dodo became flightless because of abundant food sources and the absence of predators on Mauritius.

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Dodo (Raphus Brisson, 1760)

 

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

Dimensions: lwas about 1 m  tall and may have weighed 10–18 kg in the wild.

Temporal range: endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Extinction date of 1693

 

 

The Dodo is an extinct, flightless bird that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Mauritius east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It is genetically related to pigeons and doves, and its closest relative is the likewise extinct Rodrigues Solitaire, the two forming the Raphinae subfamily. The closest living relative is the Nicobar. A white Dodo was believed to have existed on the nearby island of Réunion, but this is now known to be incorrect.

The Dodo was about one metre  tall and may have weighed 10–20 kg in the wild. Its external appearance is evidenced only by paintings and written accounts from the 17th century. Because these vary considerably, and only a few sketches are known to have been drawn from life, its exact appearance remains a mystery. The same is true of its habitat and behaviour. It was depicted with brownish grey plumage, yellow feet, and a tuft of tail feathers, a grey, naked head, and a beak coloured black, yellow and green. It used gizzard stones to help digest its food, which included fruit, and it is believed to have mainly inhabited the woods on the drier coastal areas of Mauritius. It is assumed that the Dodo became flightless because of abundant food sources and the absence of predators on Mauritius.

Reviews (7):
Митрич
05.11.2018
Ну Ромвот, еще один, только птичий "нуралагус"... Закинь голубя на райский остров, он там зажрется, разленится летать и превратится в Додо! Ром, кажется в нем прослеживается сходство с какими-то тропическими крючкоклювыми плоДоядными голубями, не находишь, только у Додошки эти признаки ГИПЕРТРОФИРОВАННО выперли наружу.
researching the extinct
12.10.2017
tessa,dodos did not look exactly like this.apparently,an illustration drawn from life of the dodo was discovered.the dodo was more dark-colored.it's head was also somewhat darker than the plumage.
link to the illustation:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/DodoMansur.jpg/800px-DodoMansur.jpg(this link could break,don't rely on it.)
NOTE:the subject of the painting,was a captive bird known from this painting by ustad mansur,and peter mundy,both of whom were in the country that had it.hopefully a new picture is made with more accuracy
Teresa
11.04.2015
This is so beautiful! I have studied dodos for some time and I believe they looked just like this. Wonderful.
sara
27.08.2012
amasing bird!!!
Rom
20.08.2012
Thanks:)
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