southern cassowary

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The southern cassowary is a large, flightless, helmeted bird native to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea, known for its striking blue and black plumage and powerful, potentially dangerous legs.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
southern cassowary canonical 3
Casuarius casuarius 1
Southern cassowary 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
cassowary
flightless bird
ratite
activityPattern mainly diurnal
binomialName Casuarius casuarius
linked to: southern cassowary
class Aves
commonName double-wattled cassowary
southern cassowary
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
defenseMechanism kicking with claws
diet frugivore
omnivore
eats fallen fruit
fungi
invertebrates
small vertebrates
ecologicalRole keystone species
seed disperser
eggClutchSize 3 to 5 eggs
family Casuariidae
flightCapability flightless
genus Casuarius
geographicalDistribution Queensland, Australia
linked to: Queensland
habitat lowland forest
montane forest
tropical rainforest
hasAnatomicalFeature casque on head
long inner toe claw
powerful legs
three-toed feet
hasColor black body plumage
blue head
blue neck
red wattles
kingdom Animalia
maximumHeight about 1.8 metres
maximumWeight over 60 kilograms
nativeTo Aru Islands
New Guinea
Seram
northeastern Australia
order Casuariiformes
phylum Chordata
reproductiveBehavior ground nester
male-only parental care
socialBehavior mostly solitary
taxonRank species
threatToHumans potentially dangerous

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daintree Rainforest hasFauna southern cassowary
southern cassowary binomialName Casuarius casuarius
linked to: southern cassowary
Wet Tropics of Queensland containsSpecies southern cassowary
Casuariidae notableSpecies Southern cassowary
linked to: southern cassowary
Mission Beach hasWildlife southern cassowary