Rothschild's emu

Rothschild’s emu
An individual at Pierces Creek, Canberra, New South Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Casuariidae
Genus: Dromaius
Species:
D. novaehollandiae
Subspecies:
D. n. rothschildi
Trinomial name
Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschildi
Mathews, 1912

Rothschild's emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschildi) is a subspecies of the emu that is native to parts of southern Australia, primarily within the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, although it may have occasionally wandered into other nearby states.[1][2][3] It has a darker feather coat, with no ruff apparent during its breeding season, which is a contrast between it and the main emu subspecies, Dromaius novaehollandia novaehollandiae.[4] A disputed mixed divide is present on its taxonomic status, for some zoologists believe it is not an official subspecies, and some believe it is its own subspecies.[2]

  1. ^ "The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in the Animal Kingdom". www.damisela.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. ^ a b Folch, Anna; Christie, David; Garcia, Ernest (2020). "Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.emu1.01. S2CID 242626554.
  3. ^ "ADW: Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschildi: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  4. ^ "Emus". beautyofbirds.com. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-05-21.