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[[Image:Southern_Cassowary.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Southern Cassowary]]<br />Photo by {{user|Tony+Brown|Tony Brown}}]]
Family: Casuariidae

==Description==
Contains two genera with four large, flightless species from [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]].<br />
The three cassowaries share a casque or helmet on top of their head. Two species also have wattles.
==Taxonomy==
Casuariidae is a family in the order [[:Category:Casuariiformes|Casuariiformes]].<br />
It was formerly included in the order [[:Category:Struthioniformes|Struthioniformes]]. The [[Emu]] was formerly placed in its own familiy [[:Category:Dromaiidae|Dromaiidae]].

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==References==
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