• Synonyms Bennett's Cassowary, Australian cassowary, Mountain Cassowary, Little Cassowary
  • Old latin name for bird Casuarius foersteri, Casuarius kaupi, Casuarius benetti, Casuarius benettii

Dwarf Cassowarybird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Adult, alarm call, male, © Scott Connop
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Threat display of pet cassowary in enclosed pen., alarm call, bird in hand, juve, © Todd Mark
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Dwarf Cassowary

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea and New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.)

Dwarf Cassowary subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Casuarius bennetti bennettiYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea (except nw) and New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.)-No
Casuarius bennetti westermanninw New Guinea-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliফাভন কযাম঳ায়াচয
Catalancasuari de Bennett
Chinese侏鹤鸵
Chinese (Traditional)侏鶴鴕
Croatianmali kazuar, Patuljasti kazuar
Czechkasuár menší
DanishKasuar, Dværgkasuar
DutchDwergkasuaris, Dwergcasuaris, Bennettcasuaris
EsperantoNana kazuaro
Estonianväikekaasuar
FinnishBennettinkasuaari, pikkukasuaari
FrenchCasoar de Bennett
GermanBennettkasuar, Bennetkasuar, Moruk, Bennett-Kasuar
HungarianBennett-kazuár
IcelandicDvergkasúi
IndonesianKasuari kerdil
ItalianCasuario nano, Casuario di Bennett, Moruk, Casuario del Bennett
Japaneseコヒクイドリ
Kazakhмурук
LithuanianŠalmuotasis kazuaras, nykštukinis kazuaras
Norwegiandvergkasuar, Toflikkasuar, Hjelmkasuar, Bennettkasuar
Norwegian NynorskDvergkasuar
Polishkazuar mniejszy, Kazuar hełmiasty
Portuguesecasuar-anão
RussianКазуар Мурук, Мурук, Казуар-мурук
SerbianPatuljasti kazuar
SlovakKazuár velkoprilbý, kazuár muruk
SpanishCasuario menor, Casuario Enano
Swedishdvärgkasuar
Tajikказуари мурук, мурук
TurkishKüçük Kasuari
Ukrainianказуар малий
Uzbekмурук