Casuariidae

Casuariidae
Emu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Struthioniformes Family: Casuariidae
Genera
Casuarius  Dromaius

The bird family Casuariidae has four surving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. The emus were formerly classified in their own family, Dromaiidae, but are regarded as sufficiently closely related to the cassowaries to be part of the same family.

All four members of the family are very large flightless birds native to Australia-New Guinea. The characteristics of the family are those of its members.

• ORDER STRUTHIONIFORMES
  • Family Struthionidae: Ostrich
  • Family Casuariidae
    • Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius
    • Dwarf Cassowary, Casuarius bennetti
    • Northern Cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus
    • Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
      • Tasmanian Emu, D. n. diemenensis (extinct)
    • Kangaroo Island Emu, Dromaius baudinianus (extinct)
    • King Island Emu, Dromaius ater (extinct)
  • Family Dinornithidae: moa
  • Family Apterygidae: kiwis
  • Family Rheidae: rheas