Casuariidae

Casuariidae
Southern cassowary
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Casuariiformes
Family:	Casuariidae Kaup, 1847[1]
Genera
†Emuarius Boles, 1992 Casuarius Brisson, 1760 Dromaius Vieillot, 1816
Diversity
2-3 genera, 6-7 species

The bird family Casuariidae /kæsjuːəˈraɪ.ɪdiː/ has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary and the emu.

All living members of the family are very large flightless birds native to Australia-New Guinea.^[2]