Cassowaries (Casuariidae)
Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) - HBW 1, p. 97
French: Casoar unicaronculé
German: Einlappenkasuar
Spanish: Casuario Unicarunculado
Other common names: One-wattled/Single-wattled Cassowary
Taxonomy: Casuarius unappendiculatus Blyth, 1860, no locality.
Four subspecies (unappendiculatus, occipitalis, aurantiacus and philipi) or more traditionally recognized, but good evidence for their validity lacking (see page 90). Monotypic.
Distribution: N New Guinea, and nearby Japen I and Salawati I.
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A close-up of a bird resting Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 5 years ago 36 sec 4.7 -
A testimonial view of a bird in dense forest, at first light. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 2.4
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Last bird of this species in Europe.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 3 years ago 4.2 -
Last bird of this species in Europe.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 7 October 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Footprint on muddy forest floor
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 24 July 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
A bird walking.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 June 1990 1 year ago 3
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