Casuarius
Sign in to saveCassowaries (; Biak: man suar ; ; Papuan: kasu weri ) are flightless birds of the genus Casuarius, in the order Casuariiformes. They are classified as ratites, flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bones. Cassowaries are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Moluccas (Seram and Aru Islands), and northeastern Australia.
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Cassowaries are large, flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands, and northeastern Australia. They belong to a group of flightless birds called ratites and are notable for their inability to fly due to the structure of their chest bones.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCasuariiformes
- FamilyCasuariidae
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- Taxonomy, systematics, and evolution
- Description
- Behaviour and ecology
- Reproduction
- Diet
- Role in seed dispersal and germination
- Threats
- Distribution and habitat
- Status and conservation
- In captivity
- Relationship with humans
- Role in Papuan cultures and semi-domestication
- Urbanisation of local cassowary population
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Cassowaries (; Biak: man suar ; ; Papuan: kasu weri ) are flightless birds of the genus Casuarius, in the order Casuariiformes. They are classified as ratites, flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bones. Cassowaries are native to the tropical forests of New Guinea (Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Moluccas (Seram and Aru Islands), and northeastern Australia.
Three cassowary species are extant. The most common, the southern cassowary, is the fourth-tallest and third-heaviest living bird, smaller only than the two species of ostrich and the emu. The other two species of cassowary are the northern cassowary and the dwarf cassowary; the northern cassowary is the most recently discovered and the most threatened. A fourth, extinct, species is the pygmy cassowary.