1 family, 4 genera (including 2 extinct), 9 species (including 5 extinct)
Synonyms[2]
Casuarii Sclater, 1880
The Casuariiformes/kæsjuːˈæri.ɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of large flightless birds that has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of emu. They are divided into either a single family, Casuariidae, or more typically two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae.
All four living members are native to Australia-New Guinea,[3] but some possible extinct taxa occurred in other landmasses.
^Brand, S. (2008)
^Brodkob, Pierce (1963). "Catalogue of fossil birds 1- Archaeopterygiformes through Ardeiformes". Biological Sciences, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum. 7 (4): 180–293. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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