Pezophaps solitaria
E673294
Pezophaps solitaria, commonly known as the Rodrigues solitaire, was a large flightless bird endemic to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean that went extinct in the 18th century due to human activities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endemic species
ⓘ
extinct bird species ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ |
| bodySize | large ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| closeRelative | dodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Rodrigues solitaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List (extinct) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Alfred Newton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alphonse Milne-Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| eggCountPerClutch | one egg ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Mascarene Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evolutionaryGroup | dodo and solitaire clade ⓘ |
| extinctionBefore | 1800 ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
habitat destruction
ⓘ
human activities ⓘ introduced predators ⓘ overhunting ⓘ |
| extinctionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Columbidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanRecordCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| flightCapability | flightless ⓘ |
| genus | Pezophaps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBinomialName | Pezophaps solitaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEndemicFaunaOf | Rodrigues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIslandEndemic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
historical accounts
ⓘ
subfossil remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| maleLargerThanFemale | true ⓘ |
| nativeHabitat |
dry forest
ⓘ
woodlands of Rodrigues ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Rodrigues Island only ⓘ |
| order | Columbiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Raphus cucullatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | ground nester ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vernacularName | Rodrigues solitaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1877 ⓘ |
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