What it is
The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) was a large flightless pigeon from the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean, a close relative of the dodo. Males were much larger than females. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as Extinct.
Range
Rodrigues, a small island east of Mauritius.
What happened
The French traveller François Leguat described it in the 1690s, including how the birds defended their territory with knobs on their wings. Settlers and sailors ate it, and introduced cats and pigs took eggs and chicks.
When / status
Extinct by the late eighteenth century.
Human role
Hunting by people and by animals they brought to the island wiped it out.