Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi) (Emu (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi))

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Emu (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi)

Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi) (= Dromaius novaehollandiae woodwardi) (Mathews, 1912)

Classification

Order:
  Casuariiformes
Family:
  Casuariidae
Genus:
   Dromaius
Scientific:
  Dromaius novaehollandiae woodwardi

Original description

Citation:
(Mathews, 1912)

Reference:
Novit.Zool. p. 175

Protonym:
Dromiceius novaehollandiae woodwardi

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22250#page/199/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
A789F41CE578B514

Avibase ID:
avibase-A789F41C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A789F41C

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Emu (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi)
French:
Émeu d'Australie (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Emu (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Emu (Northern) ( Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi))
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Dromaius novaehollandiae woodwardi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dromiceius n. hollandiae woodwardi [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: junior synonym (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is a subspecies of Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae

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Other synonyms

English: Emu (Northern), Emu (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi), Emu (woodwardi), Northern Emu
French: Émeu d'Australie (novaehollandiae, syn. woodwardi), Émeu d'Australie (woodwardi)
Scientific: Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae (woodwardi), Dromaius novaehollandiae woodwardi, Dromiceius n. hollandiae woodwardi, Dromiceius novaehollandiae woodwardi