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southern cassowary
The southern cassowary (''Casuarius casuarius'') also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary or two-wattled cassowary,〔Davies, S. J. J. F. (2003)〕 is a large flightless black bird. It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostrich, and the genus ''Rhea''. (See also dwarf cassowary and northern cassowary.)
==Description==
It has stiff, bristly black plumage, a blue face and neck, red on the nape and two red wattles measuring around in length hanging down around its throat.〔 A horn-like brown casque, measuring high, sits atop the head.〔 The bill can range from .〔 The three-toed feet are thick and powerful, equipped with a lethal dagger-like claw up to on the inner toe.〔 The plumage is sexually monomorphic, but the female is dominant and larger with a longer casque, larger bill and brighter-colored bare parts. The juveniles have brown longitudinal striped plumage. It is the largest member of the cassowary family and is the second heaviest bird on earth, at a maximum size estimated at and tall. Normally this species ranges from in length. The height is normally 〔〔Buzzle.com〕 and females average and males averaging .〔〔Animal Life Resource〕 Most adult birds will weigh between .〔Burnie D and Wilson DE (Eds.), ''Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife''. DK Adult (2005), ISBN 0789477645〕 It is technically the largest Asian bird (since the extinction of the Arabian ostrich, and previously the moa of New Zealand) and the largest Australian bird (though the emu may be slightly taller).
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