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Southern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Northern CassowaryCasuarius unappendiculatus
Watkins' figFicus watkinsiana
Hairy MaryCalamus australis
Brown GardeniaAtractocarpus fitzalanii
blue umbrellaMackinlaya macrosciadea
Mackinlaya confusa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 1,615 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 1,615 |
| Indonesia | 11 |
| United States | 8 |
| Papua | 6 |
| West Papua | 4 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
| Maluku | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- Fruit eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fruit.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cassowaries and Emus · Casuariiformes |
| Family | Cassowaries and Emus · Casuariidae |
| Genus | Cassowaries · Casuarius |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Cassowary with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.