dodo, (Raphus cucullatus), extinct flightless bird of Mauritius (an island of the Indian Ocean), one of the three species that constituted the family Raphidae, usually placed with pigeons in the order Columbiformes but sometimes separated as an order (Raphiformes).

Do dodo birds still exist?

The dodo bird is just one of the bird species driven to extinction on Mauritius. Many others were lost in the 19th century when the dense Mauritian forests were converted into tea and sugar plantations. ... Although the dodo bird became extinct in 1681, its story is not over.

Are dodo birds still alive 2021?

The dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground. The dodo is a close relative of modern pigeons and doves. The cause of the dodo's extinction is not entirely clear.