Southern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The southern cassowary, also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary, or two-wattled cassowary, is a large, flightless, mostly black bird, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northeastern Australia. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the northern cassowary. It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostrich, rhea and kiwi. Southern cassowaries are among the largest birds in the world, only weighing less than ostriches.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Casuariiformes
- Family
- Casuariidae
- Genus
- Casuarius