Emu
Endemic to Australia...only the
Ostrich is a taller bird...is flightless
...commercially farmed for food.
Ostrich is a taller bird...is flightless
...commercially farmed for food.
Dromaius novaehollandiae
(L 55-65" Wt 40-132 lbs)
National bird of Australia
Can run 30 mph (48 km/h)
...only bird with gastroc-
nemius muscles.
...only bird with gastroc-
nemius muscles.
Mareeba Wetlands
Jabiru Safari Lodge
21Oct2015
Juvenile
© Marc
Anderson
Anderson
xeno-canto
Dromaius is Greek for fleet of foot,
swift; novaehollandia in Mod Latin
means New Holland, 17th & 18th C.
name for eastern Australia.
swift; novaehollandia in Mod Latin
means New Holland, 17th & 18th C.
name for eastern Australia.
© eBird