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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). A large, extinct relative of the (barely) extant Tooth-billed Pigeon described above was described in 2006 from remains found in Tonga ( Steadman 2006 ). I also find this model compelling. Rodrigues Solitaire ( Pezophaps solitaria ).