Dwarf Cassowary
Casuarius bennetti
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The dwarf cassowary, also known as Bennett's cassowary, little cassowary, mountain cassowary or muruk, is the smallest of the three extant species of cassowaries. Like all cassowaries, it is a mostly black, large flightless bird. It inhabits the island of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Casuariiformes
- Family
- Casuariidae
- Genus
- Casuarius