Raphus cucullatus

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Columbiformes • Familia: Raphidae • Subfamilia: Raphinae • Genus: Raphus • Species: Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Vernacular names

English: Dodo · Français: Dodo ·

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Raphus cucullatus

• †, extinct flightless bird

• Note: For IOC classification 3.1, this is currently the only species in the genus Raphus, and it is extinct.

• IOC link: Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) † in order Columbiformes

• ITIS link: Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• IUCN: Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (extinct)
  

Physical remains

17th century specimens

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Sub-fossil remains

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  Skeleton, National History Museum, London

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17th century depictions

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  Illustration from the Journal of VOC-ship Gelderland

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  Illustration from the Journal of VOC-ship Gelderland

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  Illustration from the Journal of VOC-ship Gelderland

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  Drawing by Sir Thomas Herbert, 1634

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  Dronte (17th century)

Roelant Savery's dodos

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  Illustration by Roelant Savery

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  1626 painting by Roelant Savery

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  Roelant Savery: Landscape with birds (1628) - with a Dodo

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White dodos

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  Painting by Pieter Withoos

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Later illustrations

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  In Alice in Wonderland

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  In Alice in Wonderland

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  Painting at Hôtel de Magny, Paris

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Models and statues

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  Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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  Grande galerie de l'évolution, Paris

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  Natural History Museum, London, England

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  Ile d'Aix Museum africain

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  East London Museum, South Africa

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  Museo de las bellas artes, Mexico city

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  Statue at Jersey Zoo

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  at Vadaspark

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Miscellania

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