| Northern cassowary |
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| At Bali Bird Park |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Aves |
| Infraclass: |
Palaeognathae |
| Order: |
Casuariiformes |
| Family: |
Casuariidae |
| Genus: |
Casuarius |
| Species: |
C. unappendiculatus |
| Binomial name |
Casuarius unappendiculatus
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| Distribution of the northern cassowary |
| Synonyms |
- Casuarius doggetti Rothschild 1904
- Casuarius unappendiculatus doggetti (Rothschild 1904)
- Casuarius unappendiculatus hagenbecki (Rothschild 1904)
- Casuarius unappendiculatus jamrachi (Rothschild 1904)
- Casuarius unappendiculatus mitratus Rothschild 1904
- Casuarius unappendiculatus multicolor Le Souef 1930
- Casuarius unappendiculatus suffusus Rothschild 1904
- Casuarius rothschildi Matschie 1901
- Casuarius unappendiculatus rothschildi (Matschie 1901)
- Casuarius philipi Rothschild 1898
- Casuarius unappendiculatus philipi (Rothschild 1898)
- Casuarius unappendiculatus unappendiculatus (Blyth 1860)
- Casuarius occipitalis Salvadori 1878
- Casuarius unappendiculatus occipitalis (Salvadori 1878)
- Casuarius unappendiculatus rufotinctus Rothschild 1900
- Casuarius unappendiculatus aurentiacus Rothschild 1899
- Casuarius kaupi Rosenberg 1861
- Casuarius laglaizei Oustalet 1893
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The northern cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), also known as the one-wattled cassowary, single-wattled cassowary, or golden-necked cassowary, is a large, stocky flightless bird of northern New Guinea. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the southern cassowary. It is a member of the superorder Paleognathae.