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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Emu Temporal range: Middle Miocene–present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Miocene – present^[1]

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
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)^[3]
Subspecies
D. n. novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)^[4] D. n. woodwardi (Mathews, 1912) (disputed)^[5] †D. n. diemenensis Le Souef, 1907^[4] †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)