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کاسوآری
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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.
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*Casuarius* is a genus of birds within the family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes, and class Aves. The taxon, described by Brisson in 1760, belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. It is characterized by bipedal locomotion and has existed for approximately 5 million years. The genus is documented in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
Specimen records for *Casuarius* are held by institutions such as CUMV, UCMP, ANWC, CHAS, and NHMUK. These records originate from the United States, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. The genus has been the subject of 12,343 occurrence records and 160 specific records, including 18 media files. It is referenced by 487 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Casuarius
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCasuariiformes
- FamilyCasuariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 160
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Casuariidae
- Collections
- CUMV, UCMP, ANWC, CHAS, NHMUK, UAFMC
- Recorded in
- United States, Papua New Guinea, Australia, United Kingdom, Indonesia; Papua, New Guinea, Uruguay, Argentina, Indonesia
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