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15-JAN-2006 Copyright © 2006 Robert

Southern Cassowary

Jurong Birdpark, Singapore

Scientific name: Casuarius casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758).

Cassowaries (genus Casuarius) are very large flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and Australia. Some nearby islands have small cassowary populations.

The Southern Cassowary is sometimes called the Australian Cassowary or sometimes the Double-wattled Cassowary. More info is here.

Books: Birds of New Guinea and Ratites and Tinamous (Bird Families of the World)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/160s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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lou_rozensteins15-Jan-2006 10:50
Excellent details and colours. We have these in North Queensland too .... they can be a bit frightening. This is a great picture.