King Island emu

subspecies of the largest bird native to Australia
Taxon fossil_taxon Q27600963
King Island emu
Enrico Hillyer Giglioli (June 13, 1845 – December 16, 1909) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

King Island emu is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Island emu's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • King Island emu is classified at the rank of subspecies[4].
  • King Island emu is classified within Emu[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, King Island emu is Dromaius novaehollandiae minor[6].
  • King Island emu's Commons category is recorded as Dromaius novaehollandiae minor[7].
  • King Island emu's original combination is recorded as Dromaius minor[8].
  • King Island emu's taxon synonym is recorded as Dromaius ater[9].
  • King Island emu is commonly known as Zwarte emoe[10].
  • King Island emu is commonly known as King Island emu[11].
  • King Island emu is commonly known as Schwarzer Emu[12].
  • King Island emu is commonly known as Émeu noir[13].
  • King Island emu's P14516 is recorded as extinct[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, King Island emu is Dromaius novaehollandiae minor[6]. It is classified at the rank of subspecies[4]. It is classified within Emu[5]. Recorded taxon common name include Zwarte emoe[10], it[11], Schwarzer Emu[12], and Émeu noir[13].

Identifiers

King Island emu's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 472779[15]. King Island emu's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45889837[16]. King Island emu's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7569678[17]. King Island emu's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1000343[18].

Why It Matters

King Island emu ranks in the top 3% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original combination → Dromaius minor
    Parent taxon → Emu
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Taxon synonym → Dromaius ater
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14516: extinct, Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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