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Rodrigues solitaire

Pezophaps solitaria (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Status not recordedbirdsExtinct

The rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) is a species in the family Columbidae, order Columbiformes.

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Quick facts about the rodrigues solitaire

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rodrigues solitaire live?

Not recorded

Is the rodrigues solitaire endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rodrigues solitaire classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderColumbiformes
  5. familyColumbidae
  6. genusPezophaps
  7. SpeciesPezophaps solitaria (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Didus solitarius, Pezophaps minor

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Rodriguez solitaireEnglish
  • solitari de l'illa RodriguesCatalan
  • dronte samotářskýCzech
  • Rodrigues-solitærDanish
  • RodriguesdodoGerman
  • Rodrigues solitarioSpanish
  • rodriguese drontEstonian
  • rodriguesindodoFinnish
  • Dronte de RodriguesFrench
  • rodrigeški dodoCroatian
  • Rodrigues-szigeti galambHungarian
  • Solitario di RodriguezItalian
  • ロドリゲスドードーJapanese
  • rodriguesdronteNorwegian Bokmål
  • dront samotnyPolish
  • solitário-da-rodriguesPortuguese
  • Дронт-отшельникRussian
  • pustovník krátkokrídlySlovak
  • rodriguessolitärSwedish
  • Дронт-самітникUkrainian
  • Rodrigues-DronteGerman
  • RodrigueseinsiedlerGerman
  • Solitario de RodriguesSpanish
  • rodriguezindodoFinnish
  • Solitário-de-RodriguesPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rodrigues solitaire

Other species in the same family Columbidae.

LC, Least Concern
Rock dove (Columba livia)

Rock dove

Columba livia

Columbidae

EX, Extinct
Dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

Dodo

Raphus cucullatus

Columbidae

LC, Least Concern
Stock dove (Columba oenas)

Stock dove

Columba oenas

Columbidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rodrigues solitaire?

The rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) belongs to the family Columbidae in the order Columbiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-solitaire

MLA

“Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-solitaire.

BibTeX
@misc{rodrigues_solitaire_2026,
  title = {Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rodrigues-solitaire},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}