Flightless bird of Mauritius that was hunted to extinction is 1662 (4)

I believe the answer is:

dodo

(Other definitions for dodo that I've seen before include "Native of Mauritius" , "Ultra-conservative" , "Mauritian bird no more" , "Proverbially extinct bird" , "silly person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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