Question

An extinct bird of Mauritius is the
A. Bubo
B. Dodo
C. Peacock
D. Pigeon

Answer 1

Since $1500$, over $190$ species of birds are now extinct, and the extinction rate seems to be rising. Hawaii, where $30$ percent of all known recently extinct bird taxa originally lived, exemplifies the situation. There are currently approximately $10,000$ live bird species, with an estimated $1,200$ thought to be at risk of extinction.

Complete answer:
For the Eurasian eagle-owl, the genus name Bubo is Latin. In the Pavo and Afropavo genera of the Phasianidae family, the peacock is a standard term for three bird species. Pigeons are short-necked, stout-bodied birds with short slender bills that feature fleshy ceres in some species.
Extinct flightless bird prevalent on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar is Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). The nearest genetic relative of the dodo was the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, both of which form the subfamily Raphinae of the pigeon and dove family. The dodo is a symbol of the downfall of man, but a sign of idiocy as well.
So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Sub fossil remains suggest that the dodo was about $1$ meter tall and in the wild it may have weighed $1$ $10.6 - 17.5$ kg. Only sketches, paintings, and written accounts from the seventeenth century are evidence of the dodo's presence in life. Since these differ greatly, and it is understood that only some of the drawings were taken from live specimens, its exact presence in life remains unresolved and little is known about its behavior. While the dodo has historically been considered fat and clumsy, it is now thought to have been well adapted to its habitat.