Southern Cassowary
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Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Daintree National Park
204 Verified records at Daintree National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), also known as double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary, or two-wattled cassowary, is a large, flightless, mostly black bird, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northeastern Australia. It is one of the three living species of cassowary, alongside the dwarf cassowary and the northern cassowary. It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostrich, rhea and kiwi. Southern cassowaries are among the largest birds in the world, only weighing less than ostriches. The Australian population is listed as Endangered under federal and Queensland state legislation. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Cassowary sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 204 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Cassowary in Daintree National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Cassowary sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 204 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Cassowary in Daintree National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Cassowary in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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