Tooth-billed Pigeons
Didunculus
The tooth-billed pigeons are the only genus (Didunculus) of the subfamily Didunculinae, in the pigeon and dove family, (Columbidae). It has no close living relatives, but it has been shown to be genetically close to the dodo, and the genus name Didunculus means "little dodo". The jaw and tongue structure, and the superficially parrotlike bill have suggested a relationship to the parrots, but these features have arisen from its specialised diet rather than any real relationship.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species
Tooth-billed Pigeon
speciesDidunculus strigirostris
Tongan Tooth-billed Pigeon
speciesDidunculus placopedetes
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3684.