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A fourth but extinct species is represented by the pygmy cassowary. Around 90% of the cassowary diet consists of fruit , although all species are opportunistic omnivores , and take a range of other plant foods, including shoots and grass seeds, in addition to fungi , invertebrates , eggs , carrion , fish , and small vertebrates like rodents ...
Casuarius lydekkeri, also called the pygmy cassowary, is an extinct species of cassowary. Distribution and habitat. Casuarius lydekkeri was distributed in New South Wales during the Pleistocene, its bones being found in caves near Wellington significantly further south than extant cassowaries, which are confined to Far North Queensland.
The pygmy or small [1] cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) is an extinct species of cassowary that lived in New South Wales and Papua New Guinea during the Pleistocene. Fossils of the pygmy cassowary are found in cave deposits near Wellington, far southern of today's species range.
The dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti), also known as Bennett's cassowary, little cassowary, mountain cassowary or muruk, is the smallest of the three extant species of cassowaries.
Cassowaries (Casuarius) possess a cranial casque, sheathed by keratin and composed of modified cranial bones. We combine data and hypotheses on three areas of cassowary research.
A huge flightless bird of hill and montane forest; occasionally in lowland rainforest, especially where other cassowary species are absent. The smallest member of the family. Plumage loose and black in adults, brown in juveniles.
The dwarf cassowary, scientifically known as Casuarius bennetti, is the smallest of the three extant cassowary species. This flightless bird is adorned with stiff black plumage, a distinctive low triangular casque atop its head, and a blue neck graced with pink cheeks and red skin patches.
