extinct species dodo bird The dodo, or raphus cucullatus if you want to get fancy, is an extinct species of  flightless bird that was native to the tiny island nation of.
{"Image ImageDescription": "UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Dodo - Didus ineptus, extinct bird from Madagascar. From G. Edwards 'A Natural History of Uncommon Birds .......', London, 1750 (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)"}