Northern Cassowary

It's binomial name Casuarius unappendiculatus, can be broken down to Casuarius is kesuari Malay for cassowary. unappendiculatus means unus, one, appendicis, appendage, -culus, diminutive, and -atus, provided with: cassowary provided with one small appendage, referring to the single wattle.

The Northern Cassowary is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Northern Cassowary is distributed and endemic to coastal swamp and lowland rainforests of northern New Guinea and the islands of Yapen, Batanta and Salawati. They prefer elevations below 490 m (1,610 ft). Behavior - As with other cassowaries, it is a shy and solitary bird. Their diet consists mainly of fruits and small animals. They make grunting and hissing sounds, like other cassowaries. More

The northern Cassowary has many predators. Some of them are panthers, hawks, eagles, most of all, humans. What they usually use for protecting themselves is the flat bulge on their head. If they were to be attacked, first, they charge at the animal with their bump. Then, after charging at them, they claw them with their abnormally large middle claw. There are actually a lot of interesting facts about the Northern Cassowary. More

The Northern Cassowary is distributed and endemic to coastal swamp and lowland rainforests of northern New Guinea and the islands of Yapen Batanta and Salawati. They prefer elevations below 490 m (1,600 ft). More

The Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) in the Birds. Damisela. More

Northern Cassowary does not have the distinctive twin red neck wattles of the Southern Cassowary. Cassowaries can be dangerous, even deadly, in confrontations with man. They have powerful legs and their three-toed feet are used as formidable weapons. More

Northern Cassowary and Dwarf Cassowary, but is the largest of the three. Read on for more information, pictures, links and facts about the Southern Cassowary! Southern Cassowary photo by Manfred Werner under GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. More

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - A Northern Cassowary has a narrow escape The time had come for the final leg of our trip, Batanta Island for Wilson's Bird of Paradise and the other specialities, which are to be found here and on the nearby island of Salawati. We had arranged a week-long trip with Kris Tindige of the Papua Bird Club. More