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King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)
Subject: King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)
Poster: Wiki Photos (---@---.---)
Freycinet Australian birds.jpg
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King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)


Cartouche from a map of south east Australia and Kangaroo Island, showing a small emu and other birds.
Date 1807
Source http://www.google.dk/books?hl=da&lr=&id=5GkfnqDEsN4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA171&dq=Dromaius+ater&ots=tCjJ4rHy8o&sig=U90BpXiy_hOL_Hs7Dj5SkcfvGxc&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Dromaius%20ater&f=false
Author Louis Freycinet
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freycinet_Australian_birds.jpg

The King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor) is an extinct subspecies of emu that was endemic to King Island, which is situated in the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. The small size of the King Island emu may be an example of insular dwarfism.

Extinct birds
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