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Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius
Family
Cassowaries and Emu
Order
Casuariiformes
Codes
soucas1, SOCA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCasuariiformes
FamilyCassowaries and Emu (Casuariidae)
SpeciesCasuarius casuarius
Codessoucas1, SOCA
Identification

The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) is a member of the Cassowaries and Emu family within the order Casuariiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code soucas1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Cassowaries and Emu
Dwarf Cassowary
Casuarius bennetti
Northern Cassowary
Casuarius unappendiculatus
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Southern Cassowary photo
(c) Nick Bradsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nick Bradsworth

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Casuarius casuarius

Family: Cassowaries and Emu

Order: Casuariiformes

eBird Code: soucas1