Species Dromaius baudinianus Parker, 1984 (Extinct)
Kangaroo Island Emu, Dwarf Emu
- Dromaius baudinianus Parker, S.A. 1984. The extinct Kangaroo Island Emu, a hitherto-unrecognised species. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Union 104: 19-22.
Introduction
Extinct.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extinct, restricted to Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Kanmantoo (KAN)
Distribution References
- Condon, H.T. 1975. Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union xx 311 pp. [2] (Listed under Dromaius minor)
- Marchant, S. & Higgins, P. (coordinators) 1990. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Melbourne : Oxford University Press Vol. 1 Pt A 735 pp. 53 pls. [59]
- Parker, S.A. 1984. The extinct Kangaroo Island Emu, a hitherto-unrecognised species. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Union 104: 19-22
- Simpson, K. & Day, N. 2010. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Camberwell, Victoria : Penguin Group (Australia) 8, pp. 381. [18]
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [5] (Dwarf Emu)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 1994. The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories. Monograph 2. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union iv 112 pp. (Kangaroo Island Emu)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [14] (Kangaroo Island Emu)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 20-Dec-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |