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Dodo

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Dodo
Conservation status

Extinct species (en) Fassara  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
ClassAves
OrderColumbiformes (en) Columbiformes
DangiRaphidae (en) Raphidae
GenusRaphus (en) Raphus
jinsi Raphus cucullatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Geographic distribution
General information
Tsayi 1 m
Nauyi 10.2 kg

Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) wani tsuntsu ne da ba ya tashi da ba a taɓa gani ba wanda ya mamaye tsibirin Mauritius, wanda ke gabas da Madagascar a cikin Tekun Indiya. Mafi kusancin dangin dodo shine Rodrigues solitaire wanda ya mutu. Su biyun sun kafa dangin Raphinae, wani nau'in tsuntsayen da ba su da tashi da ba su tashi ba wadanda wani bangare ne na iyali wanda ya hada da tattabarai da kurciyoyi. Mafi kusancin dangi na dodo shine tattabarar Nicobar. An taba tunanin akwai wani farin dodo a tsibirin Réunion da ke kusa, amma yanzu an yi imanin cewa wannan zato ruɗi ne kawai bisa ga ruɗewar Réunion ibis da kuma zanen farin dodos.