Casuarius

Scientifically it is known as Casuarius casuarius, a Latinized version of one of its Papuan names, “kasu weri,” meaning “horned head.”

Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010

He had found a giant flightless bird known as Casuarius casuarius—more familiarly, the Australian cassowary.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

He had found a giant flightless bird known as Casuarius casuarius—more familiarly, the Australian cassowary.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Notable is the presence of the flightless Australian cassowary Casuarius casuarius, one of the largest birds in the world.

Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia 2008

Northern cassowary ( '' Casuarius unappendiculatus '').

Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests 2008

This last reserve, with a wide range of forest types, conserves the cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

Seram rain forests 2008

The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius VU) is found here in rainforest habitat; its distribution extends to New Guinea and other regions of Australia.

Cape York tropical savanna 2008

Hunting is a problem for some species, especially the western crowned pigeon (Goura cristata), northern cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), and Nicobar pigeon (Caloena nicobarica).

Vogelkop-Aru lowland rain forests 2008

The ecoregion also harbors the largest bird in the Moluccas, the two-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

Seram rain forests 2008

This bird is the helmeted cassowary (Casuarius galeatus) of naturalists, and was for a long time the only species known.

The Malay Archipelago 2004