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The Raphidae is a family of extinct flightless birds, part of the order Columbiformes, comprising the genera Pezophaps and Raphus. The former comprised the species Pezophaps solitaria (the Rodrigues Solitaire); the latter Raphus cucullatus (the Dodo). Recent genetic evidence tends to support the submergence of the family within the Columbidae.
Both were native to the Mascarene Islands, Indian Ocean, and become extinct through human hunting and predation by introduced non-native predators following Western colonisation in the 1600s.
The Réunion Sacred Ibis, until recently considered a third extinct member of the Raphidae, has now been reclassified as belonging to the order Ciconiiformes.
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New Word: Raphidae stands for extinct dodos and solitaires - http://bit.ly/o0s2Z #dictionary
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New Word: Raphidae stands for extinct dodos and solitaires - http://bit.ly/o0s2Z #dictionary
Dodo - Explains cause of extinction and describes physical characteristics. Includes photo of skeleton and model of this bird.
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Raphus cucullatus (Dodo Bird) - Describes the biology, geographic occurrence, scientific classification, and brief history of this extinct bird. Includes an illustration.
Rodrigues Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) - Description and illustrations of this extinct Dodo relative from the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius.
Meta Description: [ Endemic and extinct birds of Mauritius ]
The Dodo Bird (Raphus cucullatus) - Physical traits, natural history, scientific classification, and cause of extinction. Includes an illustration and links to further information.
Meta Description: [ The dodo was a flightless bird native only to the island of Mauritius.Around 1505 the Portuguese became the first Europeans to discover the dodo. By 1681 it had been driven to extinction by humans ]
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