• Synonyms Common Emu, Australian Emu, Emu [incl. King Island Emu], Spotted Emu, Larger Emu, King Island or Kangaroo Island Emu

Emubird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drumming, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Drumming, © Tom Tarrant
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, drumming, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, drumming, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 8.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, male, © Simon Elliott
    Australia
  • 9.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 10.
    Call, drumming, © Jeremy Hegge
    Australia
  • 11.
    Call, © Pieter de Groot Boersma
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Emu

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion Australia

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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