Casuarius

Also known as cassowary

genre d'oiseaux

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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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Vinony's link graph records 487 inbound references to Casuarius, and connects out to Maluku Islands, Rheiformes and meat industry.

It is catalogued under topics including Apex predators, Birds of New Guinea and Casuarius.

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Species

Casuarius

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCasuariiformes
FamilyCasuariidae

Observations recorded12,343

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Casuariidae
Image: Emu 1 - Tidbinbilla.jpg

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means of locomotion: bipedalism
start time: 5000000-00
taxon name: Casuarius
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Casuarius
Commons gallery: Casuarius
topic's main category: Category:Casuarius
described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Article · Français

Casuarius Casuarius Casoar à casque (Casuarius casuarius) Famille CasuariidaeKaup, 1847 Genre CasuariusBrisson, 1760 La famille des casuariidés, ou Casuariidae, comprend trois espèces de casoars, très grands oiseaux ratites (struthioniformes), inaptes au vol. Leur aire de répartition comprend surtout la Nouvelle-Guinée, où ils sont les plus grands animaux terrestres, mais une des trois espèces vit aussi sur la péninsule australienne du cap York. Le nom « casoar » est dérivé du malais « kesuari ».

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