Struthioniformes

Emu (Dromaiidae)

HBW 1, p. 98 Learn more about the Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 1 on the Lynx Edicions website.

• Huge, flightless, three-toed terrestrial birds with long neck and legs.
• Australia.
• Open woodland and semi-arid plains.
• 1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.
• No species threatened; 2 species and 1 subspecies extinct since 1600.