The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014
The large, crested Choiseul Pigeon ( Microgoura meeki ) inhabited Choiseul and perhaps nearby islands in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans. The bird’s skeleton bears similarities to New Guinea’s much smaller (!)
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