Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Anna Folch, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 29, 2015
Text last updated October 29, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малък казуар |
| Catalan | casuari de Bennett |
| Croatian | mali kazuar |
| Czech | kasuár menší |
| Danish | Dværgkasuar |
| Dutch | Dwergkasuaris |
| English | Dwarf Cassowary |
| English (United States) | Dwarf Cassowary |
| French | Casoar de Bennett |
| French (France) | Casoar de Bennett |
| German | Bennettkasuar |
| Icelandic | Dvergkasúi |
| Indonesian | Kasuari kerdil |
| Japanese | コヒクイドリ |
| Norwegian | dvergkasuar |
| Polish | kazuar mniejszy |
| Russian | Казуар-мурук |
| Serbian | Patuljasti kazuar |
| Slovak | kazuár muruk |
| Spanish | Casuario Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Casuario menor |
| Swedish | dvärgkasuar |
| Turkish | Küçük Kasuari |
| Ukrainian | Казуар малий |
Casuarius bennetti Gould, 1857
PROTONYM:
Casuarius Bennetti
Gould, 1857. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 25 (1857), no.343, p.269 pl.129.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Britain.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CASUARIUS
- casuarius
- bennetti / bennettii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Dwarf Cassowary
