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Dwarf Cassowary

Casuarius bennetti

Least Concern

Envergadura

43,4 cm

Peso

26300,0 g

Familia

Casuariidae

Orden

Casuariiformes

Acerca de

Casuario enano de 99–110 cm, el más pequeño de los casuarios, habita en los bosques de montaña de Nueva Guinea y Nueva Bretaña.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	43,4 cm	17.1 in
Peso	26300,0 g	927.71 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Glossy blue-black body feathers. Bare neck skin blue with red patches at rear; smaller casque than other cassowaries. Reduced wattles. Chicks streaked brown and cream for camouflage.

Habitat & Range

Dense montane rainforest and cloud forest at 600–3,300 m on New Guinea. Forages on the forest floor among root tangles and dense understorey. Avoids lowland and heavily disturbed forest.

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Distribución geográfica

Restricted to Haast district on New Zealand's South Island. Rarest kiwi; non-migratory and sedentary in lowland rainforest.

Diet & Feeding

Nocturnal omnivore in Stewart Island forests; extracts earthworms and insect larvae from peaty soils; takes berries and amphipods.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 49-52 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-5

Sonido

Canto

Produces very deep, low-frequency booming calls similar to Southern Cassowary, though less studied. Also gives hissing sounds when threatened. Mostly silent in dense forest.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Casuariiformes (Casuarios y Emúes)
Familia	Casuariidae (Casuarios)
Genus	Casuarius
Especies	Casuarius bennetti

Distribution

Dwarf Cassowary has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Noruega

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Dwarf Cassowary eat?

Nocturnal omnivore in Stewart Island forests; extracts earthworms and insect larvae from peaty soils; takes berries and amphipods.

Where does the Dwarf Cassowary live?

Dense montane rainforest and cloud forest at 600–3,300 m on New Guinea. Forages on the forest floor among root tangles and dense understorey. Avoids lowland and heavily disturbed forest.

Is the Dwarf Cassowary endangered?

The Dwarf Cassowary has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Dwarf Cassowary nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 49-52 days.

What does the Dwarf Cassowary sound like?

Produces very deep, low-frequency booming calls similar to Southern Cassowary, though less studied. Also gives hissing sounds when threatened. Mostly silent in dense forest.

How big is the Dwarf Cassowary?

The Dwarf Cassowary has a wingspan of 43.4 cm, weight of 26300.0 g.

What order and family does the Dwarf Cassowary belong to?

The Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) belongs to the order Casuariiformes and the family Casuariidae.