Raphus cucullatus

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

Vernacular names

• English: Dodo
• français: Dodo

(Note: no wikidata item is associated with this gallery)

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) † subcat

• ITIS link: Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• IUCN: Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (old web site) (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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  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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  Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin
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  Musée africain de l'île d'Aix
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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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