I guess I can't put this off forever. This is a lovely bird at the San Diego Zoo, but I forgot to take a picture of the ID plaque and I can't seem to figure out what it is from googling. So what is it, folks?
UPDATE; By "folks," everyone knows I meant "Steve." It's a Nicobar Pigeon, a close relative of the extinct dodo.
Oh, come on. That one's so easy. It's obviously a Nicobar Pigeon.
Fun fact: The Nicobar Pigeon is the closest extant relative of the extinct Dodo.
The wikipedia picture is eerily similar! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobar_pigeon
It's easy for the human encyclopedia, but we aren't all repositories of such wide-ranging knowledge!
Don't see much resemblance to the dodo, but am glad that this bird isn't extinct.
According to wikipedia, "their gizzard stones are used in jewelry". Seriously??
Think of the bird as an organic rock tumbler.
Or an Avian Pearl.
Right click on image (using Chrome browser): select 'Search Google for Image'.
> Possible related search: tree
Heh.
The related images did lead me to the Nicobar, though. So score 1/2 point for Google.
One has all the brains, the other the beauty, and that's why the dodo is extinct.