Casuarius casuarius Linnaeus 1758 (Southern cassowary)

Aves - Casuariiformes - Casuariidae

Belongs to Casuarius according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Casuarius bennetti, Casuarius lydekkeri, Casuarius unappendiculatus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Casuarius casuarius in the database

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