northern cassowary
casuarius unappendiculatus latin

Casuariidae is the family of the Northern Cassowary.

The Northern Cassowary and the Emu also share homologous features.

The Northern Cassowary in New Guinea is listed as vulnerable.

The Northern Cassowary's patch of blue is brighter, and is used for attracting mates.

The Northern Cassowary has one wattle.

Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), known locally as a Muruk, lives in this village.

For example, both the Northern Cassowary and the Emu have a blue patch of colour on their face/neck, but the functions of these differ.

The Northern Cassowary and the Emperor Penguin are indeed from separate families, though both of them possess wings, but incidentally cannot fly.

The Northern Cassowary has an analogous feature with the Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).

Northern Cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus, which comes from New Guinea and New Britain.

Edward Blyth first identified the Northern Cassowary from a specimen from an aviary located in Calcutta, India., in 1860.

For example, the Southern and Northern Cassowary are known as the Double-wattled and Single-wattled Cassowary, respectively and there is a breed of domestic pig known as the red wattle.

The Northern Cassowary is distributed and endemic to coastal swamp and lowland rainforests of northern New Guinea and the islands of Yapen, Batanta and Salawati.

Due to ongoing habitat lost and overhunting in some areas, the Northern Cassowary is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with hunting being the biggest threat.

Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), known locally as a Muruk, lives in this village.

Northern Cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus, which comes from New Guinea and New Britain.