Some extinct birds are the Dodoes (6 letters), Moas (4 letters), and DODOS (5 letters). The Dodo was a large, flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was hunted to extinction by the end of the 17th century. The Moa was a giant, flightless bird native to New Zealand. It was hunted to extinction by the Maori people in the 14th century. The Dodo is an extinct species of flightless pigeon that was native to the island of Mauritius. It was hunted to extinction in the late 17th century.