Order: Casuariiformes
Description
This order contains the family Casuariidae and family Dromaiidae, large flightless birds from Australia and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Casuariiformes is an order in the class Aves.
It was formerly included in the order Struthioniformes.
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References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334108
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Casuariiformes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Casuariiformes
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
