The Dodo Bird is presumably the last such creature left alive; it runs whenever it sees people. There is only one Dodo Bird in the whole of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, found in the Reverse Entrance. It can be hard to kill since it runs away as soon as it spots Alucard, though if Alucard moves so its spawn location is some distance off-screen and back it will reappear.

The Dodo Bird has all of two hitpoints and deals exactly 1 base touch damage, meaning it is not a threat in any sense; it is more a problem to deal with the Jack o' Bones and Dragon Rider that come in behind it and can knock Alucard away. Dodo Bird has two useful drops, the Heart Brooch which reduces heart use by subweapons, and the Rune Sword, a powerful throwing sword.

In Portrait of Ruin, another can be encountered in the outskirts of the forgotten city, one room left of the poison worm. It appear every 1 out of 4 encounters and will appear on the screen after 5 seconds. Like its Symphony of the Night counterpart, it runs away upon detection, so the player must kill it quickly. A good strategy would be using Time Stop. It must be killed for one of Wind's quests and drops a fried chicken.

It is similar to the Rare Ghost and other enemies in other games that run away when they spot the player character.

Enemy DataEdit

Enemy Data: Dodo Bird
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location
	141. Dodo Bird  (Dodo)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Rare bird. Runs when it sees people.(...)	Level: 49 HP: 2 Exp: 111	Drop: Heart Broach, Rune Sword	Reverse Entrance
	99. Dodo  (Dodo Bird)			[ edit ]
	Portrait of Ruin
	An extremely rare bird. It is rather cowardly, and runs away quickly.	Strong: Blunt Weak: Whip, Piercing, Fire HP: 100 Exp: 365 Skill Pt: 30	Drop: Fried Chicken, Heart Brooch	Forgotten City
	Dodo Bird
	Encore of the Night
	''Abil: ???	HP: 600 Exp: ~1030	Drop: Hamburger; Ace of Skulls Steal: ~12 silver, 60 copper	Entrance