Cassowaries (Casuariidae)
Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) - HBW 1, p. 97
French: Casoar de Bennett
German: Bennettkasuar
Spanish: Casuario Menor
Other common names: Bennett's Cassowary
Taxonomy: Casuarius Bennetti Gould, 1857, New Britain.
Seven subspecies (papuanus, goodfellowi, claudii, shawmayeri, hecki, bennetti and picticollis) traditionally recognized, but good evidence for their validity lacking (see page 90). Monotypic.
Distribution: New Guinea, Japen I (off NW New Guinea); also New Britain, where presumably introduced.
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An adult bird standing on the ground and calling softly Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Jan Wigmore 31 March 2008 3 years ago 41 sec 4.3 -
A close view of a bird on the ground Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Jan Wigmore 31 March 2008 3 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A head detail of an adult bird Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Jan Wigmore 31 March 2008 3 years ago 14 sec 4.2
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A head detail of an adult bird from former subspecies papuanus.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 15 weeks ago 3.5 -
A close-up of a bird.
Locality Ornis Mallorca, Campanet , Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 May 1994 30 weeks ago 3.3 -
A close view of a adult bird head and neck.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
A head detail of an adult bird from former subspecies hecki.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 1 year ago 2.8
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A baby. Locality Herowana, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
monicayhector 7 July 1992 2 years ago 4
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