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| Northern cassowary | |
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| At Bali Bird Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Order: | Casuariiformes |
| Family: | Casuariidae |
| Genus: | Casuarius |
| Species: | C. unappendiculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Casuarius unappendiculatus | |
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| Distribution of the northern cassowary | |
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The northern cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), also known as the one-wattled cassowary, single-wattled cassowary,[2] or golden-necked cassowary, is a large, stocky flightless bird of northern New Guinea. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the southern cassowary. It is a member of the superorder Paleognathae.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Casuarius unappendiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22678114A118134784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22678114A118134784.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)
- ^ Peron, Richard. "Taxonomy of the Genus Casuarius". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.