Geographic Range. Southern cassowaries are found in New Guinea, Cape York, Ceram and Aru Islands. (“Cassowaries”, ; “Ostriches and their Relatives. In the past, eight races (casuarius, tricarunculatus, bistriatus, lateralis, sclaterii, johnsonii, aruensis and bicarunculatus) or more were commonly recognized;. Learn more about the Southern cassowary – with amazing Southern cassowary videos, photos and facts on Arkive.
|Published (Last):||22 July 2017|
|PDF File Size:||8.86 Mb|
|ePub File Size:||20.97 Mb|
|Price:||Free* [*Free Regsitration Required]|
Southern cassowary videos, photos and facts – Casuarius casuarius | Arkive
When cassowaries eat the fruit casuarlus seeds pass through their system and are dispersed far from where they originally fell. This database is designed to provide statutory, biological and cauarius information on species and ecological communities, migratory species, marine species, and casuarisu and species products subject to international trade and commercial use protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act the EPBC Act.
On their heads there is a large bony casque which is made of trabecular bone and cartilage. AfricachimpanzeeconservationfilmIn the Fieldlab chimpsLiberiaPrimatesprimatologyrehabilitationtrue storywildlifewildlife filmWildscreen Festival. The one documented human death was caused by a cassowary on 6 April Females may lay several clutches of eggs during the breeding season, which runs from June to October.
International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. They also eat insects, small vertebrates, and fungi. Cassowaries feed on the fruit of several hundred rainforest species and usually pass viable seeds in large dense scats.
As solitary animals, southern cassowaries have their own home range which they will defend against other cassowaries. CS1 French-language sources fr CS1 Latin-language sources la Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from January Articles with ‘species’ microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November CS1: Declaration under s, s, and s of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act – List of threatened species, List of threatened ecological communities and List of threatening processes Commonwealth of Australia, [Legislative Instrument] as Casuariuw casuarius johnsonii.
Once the chicks hatch they stay with their father until they become independent at about nine months.
Species Profile and Threats Database
Smithsonian National Zoological Park. The Action Plan for Australian Birds Only subscribers are able to see the bibliography. Northern cassowary or single-wattled cassowary. The cassowary has solitary habits and breeds less frequently in zoos than other ratites such as ostrich and emu. Northern and western New Guineaand Yapenmainly in lowlands  .
The juveniles have brown longitudinal striped plumage. Although subject to ongoing habitat loss, limited range, and overhunting in some areas, the southern cassowary as of evaluated as Least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Remaining causes of death included hunting 5 casesentanglement in wire 1 casethe removal of cassowaries that attacked humans 4 casesand natural causes 18 casesincluding tuberculosis 4 cases.
The southern cassowary is a large, flightless bird with cawuarius helmet of tough skin on its head, used to push through vegetation in the rainforest. At about three years of age, southern cassowaries are able to reproduce. A clutch of three or four eggs are laid measuring by 95 millimetres 5. EPBC Act survey guidelines 6. This species is featured in: September list as Casuarius casuarius johnsonii southern population.
There has been a trade of cassowaries in Southeast Asia for over years.
Museum of Comparative Zoology. Seed dispersal by cassowaries Casuarius casuarius in northern Queensland’s rainforests. Females lay three to eight large, bright green or pale green-blue eggs in each clutch into a prepared heap of leaf litter. Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius.
Sign up to our newsletter Get the latest wild news direct to your inbox. Incubate To keep eggs warm so that development is possible.
Ostriches and their Relatives – The Ratites.
The birds may also not have access to sufficient food or water sources in forest patches.