Remove Cats Remove Raised Remove Samoa Remove Tonga
article thumbnail

The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

10,000 Birds

Solomon Islanders say that the species was driven to extinction by cats and dogs introduced by Europeans. A large, extinct relative of the (barely) extant Tooth-billed Pigeon described above was described in 2006 from remains found in Tonga ( Steadman 2006 ). Tongan Tooth-billed Pigeon ( Didunculus placopedetes ).