Casuariidae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Classis/Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes
Infraclassis/Cohors: Palaeognathae
Ordo: Casuariiformes

Familia: Casuariidae
Subfamiliae: Casuariinae – Dromaiinae
Name

Casuariidae Kaup, 1847
References
Primary references

Jameson, W. 1839. On the geographic distribution of the Vulturidae, Falconidae, and Strigidae; being the first of a series of memoirs intended to illustrate the geographic distribution of the ornithological kingdom. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 8 (Jan–Dec 1839) No. 88 (Apr): 321–327. Calcutta, 1840. BHL Reference page. p. 325 ("Casuaridae")
Kaup, J.J. 1847. der Genera der Falconidae. (German) Isis von Oken 40: 39–80; 83–121; 161–212; 241–283; 325–386. BHL Reference page. p. 41 ("Casuaridae")

Additional references

Worthy, T.E. & Nguyen, J.M.T. 2020. An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66–108 DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2020.1756560 Reference page.

Links

IOC World Bird List (v11.1)

Vernacular names
български: Казуарови
dansk: Kasuarer
Deutsch: Kasuare
English: Cassowaries and Emus
Esperanto: Kazuaredoj
español: Casuarios
suomi: Kasuaarit
français: Casoar
עברית: קזואריים
hrvatski: Pravi kazuari
italiano: Casuari
日本語: ヒクイドリ科
lietuvių: Kazuariniai paukščiai
Nederlands: Kasuarissen
polski: Kazuary
русский: Казуарообразные
slovenčina: Kazuárovité
slovenščina: Kazuarji
svenska: Kasuarer
ไทย: นกคาสโซวารี่
українська: Казуароподібні

The bird family Casuariidae /kæsjuːəˈraɪ.ɪdiː/ has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary and the emu.

All living members of the family are very large flightless birds native to Australia-New Guinea.[2]
Species

† Emuarius Boles, 1992 (emuwaries) (Late Oligocene – Late Miocene)
† E. gidju (Patterson & Rich 1987) Boles, 1992
† E. guljaruba Boles, 2001
Casuarius Brisson, 1760 (cassowary)
† C. lydekkeri Rothschild, 1911 (Pygmy cassowary)
C. casuarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Southern cassowary)
C. unappendiculatus Blyth, 1860 (Northern cassowary)
C. bennetti Gould, 1857 (Dwarf Cassowary)
C. b. westermanni (Sclater, 1874) (Papuan dwarf cassowary)
C. b. bennetti Gould, 1857 (Bennett's cassowary)
Dromaius Vieillot, 1816 (emu)
†D. arleyekweke Yates & Worthy 2019
†D. ocypus Miller 1963
D. novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) (Emu)
†D. n. diemenensis Le Souef, 1907 (Tasmanian emu)
†D. n. minor Spencer, 1906 (King Island emu)
†D. n. baudinianus Parker, SA, 1984 (Kangaroo Island emu)
D. n. novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) (Emu)

Systematics and evolution
See also: List of paleognaths

The fossil record of casuariforms is interesting, but not very extensive.

Some Australian fossils initially believed to be from emus were recognized to represent a distinct genus, Emuarius,[3] which had a cassowary-like skull and femur and an emu-like lower leg and foot.
Footnotes

Brand, S. (2008)
Clements, J (2007)

From "Emu" + "Casuarius". Describer W. E. Boles commonly refers to the genus as "emuwaries" or "cassomus".

References

Boles, Walter E. (2001): A new emu (Dromaiinae) from the Late Oligocene Etadunna Formation. Emu 101: 317–321. HTML abstract
Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Family Casuariidae". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 4 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
Clements, James (2007). The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World (6 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-4501-9.
Folch, A. (1992). Family Casuariidae (Cassowaries). pp. 90– 97 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol 1, Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-09-1