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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

10,000 Birds

For much more, see The history of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and the penguin of Mauritius (PDF). In 2001, Trevor Worthy described a set of bones from Fiji as a new species of very large, flightless pigeon: the Viti Levu Giant Pigeon ( Natunaornis gigoura ). I also find this model compelling. Rodrigues Solitaire ( Pezophaps solitaria ).