The '''southern cassowary''' is a species of large, flightless [[bird]]s of the family Casuariidae, and found on Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, and the Aru Islands, and characterized from other [[ratite]]s by a bony crest on top of their heads.
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The '''southern cassowary''' (''Casuarius casuarius'') is a species of large, flightless [[bird]] of the family Casuariidae, and found on Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, and the Aru Islands, and characterized from other [[ratite]]s by a bony crest on top of their heads.