5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010)
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The Frugivores of the Month is an Extinct, Mythic Bird
If you visit Mauritius, it would be difficult not to meet it, although you won't see in the rainforest which used to be its natural habitat. Indeed, it is extinct since 1681 when it was observed for the last time. Paradoxically, it was named Raphus cucullatus by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758, a long time after it has been discovered (1598) and decades after it disappeared (1690 in theory). More at the Frugivore of the Month page.