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Northern Cassowary

Casuarius unappendiculatus Blyth, E 1860

The northern cassowary also known as the one-wattled cassowary, single-wattled cassowary, 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Casuariiformes
Family:
  Casuariidae
Genus:
   Casuarius
Scientific:
  Casuarius unappendiculatus

Original description

Citation:
  Blyth, E 1860

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 29 p.112

Protonym:
  Casuarius unappendiculatus

Type locality:
  no locality.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40262168

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  32E7303BCA959B16

Avibase ID:
  avibase-32E7303B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/32E7303B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174390

Geographic range:

  • Casuarius unappendiculatus: lowlands of New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea) and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Northern Cassowary
Catalan:
Casuari unicarunculat
Czech:
kasuár jednolaločný
Danish:
Nordlig Kasuar
German:
Einlappenkasuar
Spanish:
Casuario Unicarunculado
Spanish (Spain):
Casuario Unicarunculado
Finnish:
isokasuaari
French:
Casoar unicaronculé
Croatian:
Sjeverni kazuar
Hungarian:
északi kazuár
Icelandic:
Sepakasúi
Italian:
Casuario settentrionale
Japanese (romaji):
papuahikuidori
Japanese:
パプアヒクイドリ
Lithuanian:
Raudonkaklis kazuaras
Dutch:
Oranjehalskasuaris
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Enflikkasuar
Norwegian:
Enflikkasuar
Polish:
kazuar jednokoralowy
Portuguese:
Casuar-unicarunculado
Portuguese (Portugal):
casuar-do-norte
Russian:
Оранжевошейный казуар
Slovak:
kazuár džungľový
Serbian:
Severni kazuar
Swedish:
enflikig kasuar
Ukrainian:
Казуар жовтошиїй
Chinese:
单垂鹤鸵
Chinese (Traditional):
單垂鶴鴕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Casoar unicaronculé ( Casuarius unappendiculatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Casoar unicaronculé ( Casuarius unappendiculatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Single-wattled Cassowary ( Casuarius unappendiculatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Casuarius unappendiculatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Casuarius unappendiculatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Casuarius unappendiculatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Casuarius unappendiculatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: narıncıboyun kazuar
Bengali: িঈত্তমযয কযাম঳ায়াচয
Bengali (transliteration): uttarēra kyāsōẏāri
Catalan: Casuari unicarunculat
Czech: Kasuár jednolalocný, kasuár jednolaločný
Danish: Nordlig Kasuar
German: Einlappenkasuar, Oranjehalskasuar
English: Northern Cassowary, One-wattled Cassow, One-wattled Cassowary, Single-wattled Cas, Single-wattled Cassowary
English, HBW: Northern Cassowary
English (IOC): Northern Cassowary
English (United States): Northern Cassowary
Esperanto: Norda kazuaro
Spanish: Casuario de Salavati, Casuario Unicarunculado
Spanish (Spain): Casuario Unicarunculado
Spanish (HBW): Northern Cassowary
Estonian: kaeluskaasuar
Finnish: isokasuaari, Yksipussikasuaari
French: Casoar unicaronculé
Croatian: Sjeverni kazuar
Hungarian: északi kazuár
Indonesian: Kasuari gelambir tunggal, Kasuari Gelambir-tunggal
Icelandic: Sepakasúi
Italian: Casuario settentrionale, Casuario uniappendicolato, Causario uniappendicolato
Japanese (romaji): papuahikuidori
Japanese: パプアヒクイドリ
Kazakh: алтын түсті казуар
Scientific: Casuarius unappendiculatus, Casuarius unappendiculatus unappendiculatus
Lithuanian: Raudonkaklis kazuaras, Šiaurinis kazuaras
Dutch: Oranjehals-Casuari, Oranjehalscasuaris, Oranjehalskasuaris
Norwegian Nynorsk: Enflikkasuar
Norwegian: Enflikkasuar, Enlappkasuar
Polish: kazuar jednokoralowy
Portuguese: Casuar-unicarunculado
Portuguese (Portugal): casuar-do-norte
Russian: оранжевошейный казуар
Slovak: kazuár džungľový
Serbian: Severni kazuar
Swedish: Enflikig kasuar
Tajik: казуари зардчатоб
Turkish: Kuzeyli Kasuari
Ukrainian: Казуар жовтошиїй
Chinese: 单垂鹤鸵
Chinese (Traditional): 單垂鶴鴕

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