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Casuarius casuarius
The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) also known as Double-wattled Cassowary, Australian Cassowary or Two-wattled Cassowary. Is a large flightless black bird. It is a ratite and therefore related to the Emu, Ostrich, and the genus Rhea. It has hard and stiff plumage, a brown casque, blue face and neck, red nape and two red wattles hanging down its throat. The three-toed feet are thick and powerful, equipped with a lethal dagger-like claw up to 12 cm (4.7 in) on the inner toe.
The Southern Cassowary is distributed in tropical rainforests of Indonesia, New Guinea and northeastern Australia, and it prefers elevations below 1,100 m (3,600 ft) in Australia and 500 m (1,600 ft) on New Guinea.
Spotted on Mar 12, 2012
Submitted on Apr 20, 2012
4 Comments
Beautiful spotting, Veni!
Fantástico!!
Now I know the name in Spanish comes from the scientific name. In Spanish is called Casuario.
colorful bird!