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Dodo Raphus cucullatus Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | dodo |
| Czech | dronte mauricijský |
| Dutch | Dodo |
| English | Dodo |
| English (United States) | Dodo |
| French | Dronte de Maurice |
| French (France) | Dronte de Maurice |
| German | Dodo |
| Icelandic | Dúði |
| Japanese | ドードー |
| Norwegian | dronte |
| Polish | dront dodo |
| Russian | Дронт |
| Serbian | Ptica dodo (izumrla) |
| Slovak | dront nelietavý |
| Spanish | Dodo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Dodo |
| Swedish | dront |
| Turkish | Dodo |
| Ukrainian | Додо |
Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Struthio cucullatus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.155.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India = Mauritius.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RAPHUS
- cucullata / cucullatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Dodo
