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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
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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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- Casuariidae
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- Emu 1 - Tidbinbilla.jpg
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- means of locomotion
- bipedalism
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- taxon name
- Casuarius
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- Casuarius
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- Casuarius
- topic's main category
- Category:Casuarius
- described by source
- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Article · Svenska
Casuarius är ett släkte i familjen kasuarer (Casuariidae) i ordningen kasuarfåglar som omfattar fyra arter, varav en utdöd. Dessa marklevande fåglar har koboltblått fjäderlöst skinn på huvudet, på halsen slappt hängande karmosinröda hudflikar, en hjälmliknande stor kam beklädd av ett hornmaterial på huvudet och svart, tät och grov hårliknande fjäderdräkt. De har kraftiga ben och kan vid fara försvara sig med hjälp av kraftiga sparkar.
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