For many years the dodo and the Rodrigues solitaire were placed in a family of their own, the Raphidae (formerly Dididae), because their exact relationships with other pigeons were unresolved.
Durante moitos anos o dodo e o Pezophaps solitaria clasificáronse dentro dunha mesma familia propia, Raphidae (anteriormente Dididae), debido a que as súas relacións exactas con outras pombas non estaban clarificadas.