Northern Cassowary
Casuarius unappendiculatus
Cassowaries and Emu (Casuariidae) · Casuariiformes (Casuariiformes)
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Family
The bird family Casuariidae has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary and the emu. All living members of the family are very large flightless birds native to Australia-New Guinea.
Order
The Casuariiformes is an order of large flightless birds that has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. They are divided into either a single family, Casuariidae. All four living members are native to Australia-New Guinea, but some possible extinct taxa occurred in other landmasses.