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Casuariiformes
Sign in to saveThe Casuariiformes 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 occasionally two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae. The IOC World Bird List and Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World both do not recognize Dromaiidae, placing the emu in the family Casuariidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCasuariiformes
Les Casuariiformes sont un ordre de grands oiseaux inaptes au vol. Cet ordre est constitué de deux familles.
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The Casuariiformes 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 occasionally two, with the emu splitting off into its own family, Dromaiidae. The IOC World Bird List and Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World both do not recognize Dromaiidae, placing the emu in the family Casuariidae.
All four living members are native to Australia-New Guinea, but some possible extinct taxa occurred in other landmasses.