qT=2&tQ=I was not as stupid as most people think, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm extinct. What type of bird am I?&tC=Yellow-Belly Sapsucker|Mockingbird|Dodo bird|Bufflehead&cC=3&fB=In the year 1598 AD, Portuguese sailors on the island of Mauritius discovered a previously unknown species of bird. The sailors mistook its gentle spirit and lack of fear for stupidity.<br><br>They named the bird "dodo," which means simpleton in Portuguese. The dodo bird is believed to have died out around 1681 AD.