Emu bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEmu [incl. King Island Emu], King Island or Kangaroo Island Emu, Common Emu, Larger Emu, Spotted Emu, Australian Emu
OrderEmu and cassowaries / Casuariiformes
FamilyCassowaries, Emu / Casuariidae
GenusDromaius
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionAustralia

Emu bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Drumming, © Tom Tarrant
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, drumming, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 5.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, male, © Simon Elliott
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, drumming, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 8.
    Call, © Pieter de Groot Boersma
    Australia
  • 9.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 10.
    Call, drumming, © Jeremy Hegge
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Emu

Emu subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianusKangaroo I. (off se SA; sc Australia)-Yes
Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensisTasmania-Yes
Dromaius novaehollandiae minorKing I. (w Bass Strait, se Australia)-Yes
Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiaemainland Australia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianЕму
Catalanemú comú
Chinese鸸鹋
Chinese (Traditional)鴯鶓
Croatianemu
Czechemu hnědý, Emu hnedý, emu ostrovní
DanishEmu
DutchEmoe
EsperantoEmuo
Estonianemu
Finnishemu
FrenchEmeu, Émeu d’Australie, Émeu d'Australie, É. noir ou É. de Baudin, Emeu d'Australie
GermanTasmanisches Emu, Tasmanienemu, Emu
Hebrewאמו
Hungarianemu
IcelandicEmúi
IrishÉamú
ItalianEmù, Emu
Japaneseエミュア, エミュ−, エミュー
Lithuanianemu
Norwegianemu, Emu
Norwegian NynorskEmu
Polishemu (zwyczajne), emu
Portugueseemu, ema-australiana
RussianОбыкновенный эму, Эму, Страус эму
SerbianEmu
Slovakemu hnedý
SpanishEmú
Swedishemu
TurkishEmu
Ukrainianему австралійський