southern cassowary
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The southern cassowary is a large, flightless, helmeted bird native to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea, known for its striking blue and black plumage and powerful, potentially dangerous legs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casuarius casuarius | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
cassowary ⓘ flightless bird ⓘ ratite ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mainly diurnal ⓘ |
| binomialName |
southern cassowary
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Casuarius casuarius
|
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
double-wattled cassowary
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southern cassowary ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| defenseMechanism | kicking with claws ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivore
ⓘ
omnivore ⓘ |
| eats |
fallen fruit
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fungi ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
keystone species
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| eggClutchSize | 3 to 5 eggs ⓘ |
| family | Casuariidae ⓘ |
| flightCapability | flightless ⓘ |
| genus | Casuarius ⓘ |
| geographicalDistribution |
Queensland
ⓘ
surface form:
Queensland, Australia
|
| habitat |
lowland forest
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montane forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
casque on head
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long inner toe claw ⓘ powerful legs ⓘ three-toed feet ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black body plumage
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blue head ⓘ blue neck ⓘ red wattles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 1.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 60 kilograms ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Aru Islands
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ Seram ⓘ northeastern Australia ⓘ |
| order | Casuariiformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior |
ground nester
ⓘ
male-only parental care ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatToHumans | potentially dangerous ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Casuarius casuarius