Dodo

Dodos are passive flightless birds in Windrose's Coastal Jungle biome, especially common on beaches. They do not attack the player and flee when approached. Dodos drop Bird Meat and Dodo Eggs, both essential cooking ingredients for early-game stat foods. Hunting Dodos is one of the safest early-game ways to stockpile food materials before tackling more dangerous wildlife like Boars.

Combat Profile

Drops

Dodo Variants

Two visual variants of the Dodo appear in the Coastal Jungle. The common brown Dodo is the standard hunt, while the rare Azure Dodo is a blue-plumaged version that additionally drops Feathers used to craft arrows. The Azure Dodo is uncommon, so most Feather farming comes from it specifically rather than from ordinary Dodos.

Where to Find Dodos

Dodos spawn primarily on:

• Coastal Jungle beaches (most common; the starting island has multiple spawn points)

• Open clearings within Coastal Jungle islands

• Sometimes near abandoned camps or ruins, where they nest among the rubble

Dodos appear to be concentrated in the Coastal Jungle biome; their presence in the Foothills or Cursed Swamps has not been publicly confirmed. They are an early-game resource that becomes less relevant once the player advances to higher-tier biomes with their own bird-equivalent enemies.

Hunting Strategy

• Approach slowly; if a Dodo runs, you may need to chase it briefly

• Use a bow or pistol for ranged kills; a single shot is usually enough

• Look for Dodo Egg nests in the same area; eggs can be picked up directly without combat

• Stockpile Bird Meat and Dodo Eggs in chests at your base; they are key ingredients for the most powerful early-game cooking buffs

Lore

The historical Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird native to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, not the Caribbean. It went extinct around 1681 due to hunting and introduced predators. Windrose's alternate-history Caribbean repurposes the Dodo as a Caribbean species, both for its iconic recognizability and for the pirate-era "easy hunt" connotation. The choice positions the Coastal Jungle biome as a place where unspoiled wildlife still thrives, untouched by the supernatural corruption spreading from elsewhere.

Why Hunt Dodos

Dodos are the single most efficient early food source on the starting island. A handful of kills yields enough Bird Meat and Dodo Eggs to keep a full set of stat buffs running while you build your first base. Because they are passive and fragile, you can clear a beach without spending Bandages or risking a death, which makes them far safer than hunting Boar or Wolf packs at the same level.

Current Stats and Drops

The tables below summarize combat stats, traits, and drops for the current launch build. Values can change when balance patches adjust creature health, defenses, or loot.

Combat Stats

Traits

Gameplay traits for this creature: Animal, Living.

Attacks

Drops

The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.

Early-Game Wildlife Comparison

How the Dodo stacks up against the other low-level animals you will meet first.

See Also

• Cooking Recipes - all recipes that use Bird Meat and Dodo Eggs

• Food and Potions - food buff system overview

• Procedural Biomes - the Coastal Jungle biome

• Enemies - all wildlife and enemies