Species profile
Northern Cassowary
Casuarius unappendiculatus
Quick answer
Lowlands of New Guinea, Yapen I. and w Papuan islands
- Scientific name
- Casuarius unappendiculatus
- Family
- Casuariidae
- Order
- Casuariiformes
- Genus
- Casuarius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Northern Cassowary in your journal
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