Northern Cassowary
Casuarius unappendiculatusBlyth, E, 1860
English (US) Northern Cassowary
The Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Casuariidae (Emu and Cassowaries) in the order Casuariiformes.
Range: lowlands of New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea) and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Casuarius unappendiculatus
- Order
- Casuariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Cassowary
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1860
- Type locality
- no locality.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 29, no.1 p.112
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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