Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae - Émeu d'Australie

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Casuariiformes

  • Family
    :

    Casuariidés

  • Genus
    :

    Dromaius

  • Species
    :

    novaehollandiae

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 190 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 30000 à 45000 g
Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Émeu d'Australie
♂ adult
Émeu d'Australie
♀ adult

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a species of bird in the Casuariidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

  • Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (mainland Australia)
  • Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis (Tasmania)
  • Dromaius novaehollandiae minor (King I.. Australia.)
  • Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus (Kangaroo I.. Australia.)

Foreign names

  • Émeu d'Australie,
  • Emú,
  • emu,
  • Emu,
  • emu,
  • Emoe,
  • Emù,
  • emu,
  • Emu,
  • emu hnedý,
  • emu hnědý,
  • Emu,
  • emu,
  • emú comú,
  • emu (zwyczajne),
  • Эму,
  • エミュー,
  • 鸸鹋,
  • 鴯鶓,

Voice song and cries

Émeu d'Australie
adult

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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