Emu

Emu; Temporal range: Middle Miocene–present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Miocene – present
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Aves
Superorder:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Casuariiformes
Faimily:	Dromaiidae
Genus:	Dromaius
Species:	D. novaehollandiae
Binomial name
	Dromaius novaehollandiae; (Latham, 1790)
Subspecies
	D. n. novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790); D. n. woodwardi (Mathews, 1912) (disputed); †D. n. diemenensis Le Souef, 1907; †D. n. minor Spencer, 1906;
	The emu bides in the pink auries.
Synonyms
	List Casuarius novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 ; Dromiceius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) ; Casuarius australis Shaw, 1792 ; Dromaius ater Vieillot, 1817 ; Dromiceius emu Stephens, 1826 ; Casuarius diemenianus Jennings, 1827 ; Dromiceius major Brookes, 1830 ; Dromaeus irroratus Bartlett, 1859 ; Dromaeus ater (Blyth, 1862) ;

egg of Dromaius novaehollandiae

The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the seicont-maist-muckle livin bird bi hicht, efter its ratite relative, the ostrich. It is endemic tae Austrailie, whaur it is the maist muckle native bird an the anerly livin memmer o the genus Dromaius. The emu's scowth covers maist o mainland Austrailie, but the Tasmainien emu an King Island emu subspecies became extinct efter the European dounset o Australie in 1788. The bird is sufficiently common for it tae be cawed a least-concern species bi the Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur.

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↑ Patterson, C.; Rich, Patricia Vickers (1987). "The fossil history of the emus, Dromaius (Aves: Dromaiinae)". Records of the South Australian Museum. 21: 85–117.
↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Dromaius novaehollandiae". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 14 Julie 2015. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |last-author-amp= (help)CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
↑ Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Emus". In Hutchins, Michael (ed.). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group. pp. 83–87. ISBN 0-7876-5784-0.
↑ ^a ^b Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Dromaius novaehollandiae". Project: The Taxonomicon. Archived frae the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
↑ ^a ^b "Names List for Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived frae the original on 14 Julie 2015. Retrieved 14 Julie 2015.

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