Casuaries and Relatives
Order: Casuariformes. Family: Casuariidae
The Casuariidae were represented in Tasmanian territory by two species, both now locally extinct. The King Island Emu became extinct around 1802, and the original populations of Emus on Tasmania had vanished by 1865. Whether or not the Tasmanian Emu was a separate subspecies is unclear. The extant Emus of Tasmania have originated from introduced Emus from mainland Australia.
- Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae (I)
- King Island Emu, Dromaius ater (Ex)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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