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Casuariiformes
Sign in to saveThe 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, or occasionally two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae. The IOC World Bird List and Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World both do not recognize Dromaiidae, placing the emu in the family Casuariidae.
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Casuariiformes is an order within the class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. This group consists of large birds that are unable to fly. The order is composed of two families.
Specimens associated with this taxon are held by the UCMP institution. Records indicate a presence in Australia, with a total of 177,978 occurrences documented.
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- Summary of extant species
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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, or occasionally two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae. The IOC World Bird List and Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World both do not recognize Dromaiidae, placing the emu in the family Casuariidae.
All four living members are native to Australia-New Guinea, but some possible extinct taxa occurred in other landmasses.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Casuariiformes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.