King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)

Query: Dromaius ater

Result: 5^th of 61

Subject:	King Island emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae minor)
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La galerie des oiseaux /. Paris :Carpentier-Méricourt,1834.. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33061452
Source n316_w1150
Author Biodiversity Heritage Library
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dromaius_ater_Paris.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.

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