Pezophaps solitaria

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pezophaps solitaria canonical 2
Pezophaps 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endemic species
extinct bird species
flightless bird
bodySize large
class Aves
closeRelative dodo
linked to: dodo (extinct)
commonName Rodrigues solitaire
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List (extinct)
describedBy Alfred Newton
linked to: John Gould

Alphonse Milne-Edwards
diet fruits
leaves
seeds
eggCountPerClutch one egg
endemicTo Mascarene Islands
Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
evolutionaryGroup dodo and solitaire clade
extinctionBefore 1800
extinctionCause habitat destruction
human activities
introduced predators
overhunting
extinctionCentury 18th century
extinctionStatus extinct
family Columbidae
firstEuropeanRecordCentury 17th century
flightCapability flightless
genus Pezophaps
linked to: Pezophaps solitaria
hasBinomialName Pezophaps solitaria
isEndemicFaunaOf Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
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
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Raphus cucullatus
reproduction ground nester
sexualDimorphism present
taxonRank species
vernacularName Rodrigues solitaire
yearDescribed 1877

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Columbiformes notableExtinctMember Pezophaps solitaria
Pezophaps solitaria genus Pezophaps
linked to: Pezophaps solitaria
Pezophaps solitaria hasBinomialName Pezophaps solitaria