Casuariiformes (Cassowaries and Emus)

Order

Cassowaries and Emus

Casuariiformes

2 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Emu
LC Endemic

Emu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dromaius novaehollandiae

50–60% · Likely
Southern Cassowary
LC

Southern Cassowary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Casuarius casuarius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Cassowaries and Emus

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
50–60%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
30–40%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
4 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
20–30%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
7 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
9 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
0–10%
10 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
11 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
12 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%