Bird group

Cassowaries and Emu

4 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

The Dwarf Cassowary is the smallest living cassowary, found mainly in the mountain forests of New Guinea and nearby islands. It has stiff…

The Emu is Australia's tallest native bird, a long-legged flightless runner of open woodland, scrub, grassland, and inland plains. Its…

The Northern Cassowary is a large flightless bird of northern New Guinea's lowland rainforests and coastal swamp forests. It has a blue…

The Southern Cassowary is a powerful rainforest bird of New Guinea, nearby Indonesian islands, and northeastern Australia. It has a tall…