Larger Emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae
( Latham, 1790 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 630000-725000

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Dromaius novaehollandiae is distributed throughout mainland Australia (del Hoyo et al. 1992). The Tasmanian subspecies diemenensis is extinct, with the last wild record dating from 1845 (Dove 1924).

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