Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Scientific name definitions
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (4)
Anna Folch, David Christie, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
Text last updated January 1, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Emoe |
| Asturian | Emñ |
| Bulgarian | Ему |
| Catalan | emú comú |
| Croatian | emu |
| Czech | emu hnědý |
| Danish | Emu |
| Dutch | Emoe |
| English | Emu |
| English (United States) | Emu |
| French | Émeu d'Australie |
| French (France) | Émeu d'Australie |
| German | Emu |
| Hebrew | אמו |
| Icelandic | Emúi |
| Japanese | エミュー |
| Norwegian | emu |
| Polish | emu (zwyczajne) |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Emu |
| Russian | Эму |
| Serbian | Emu |
| Slovak | emu hnedý |
| Spanish | Emú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Emú |
| Swedish | emu |
| Turkish | Emu |
| Ukrainian | Ему австралійський |
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Casuarius N. Hollandiae
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2, p.665.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Novae Hollandiae, restricted to Sydney, NSW (fide Mathews, 1910a, The Birds of Australia 1: 3)
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DROMAIUS
- novaehollandae / novaehollandia / novaehollandiae
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 Emu
