Coastal Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae (NSW North Coast population)
Family Casuariidae
Endangered population (NSW TSC Act)
About
The isolated emu population of the NSW North Coast Bioregion and Port Stephens is listed as an endangered population by the NSW Government, cut off from inland emu populations by land clearing. Iluka Nature Reserve, within the Bundjalung World Heritage rainforest area, is known for this rare coastal population.
How to spot it
Australia's largest bird — a tall, flightless, shaggy brown-grey bird. In coastal NSW its presence at all is the notable sign, since the population is small and declining; look near reserve edges and adjoining heath/forest mosaics rather than deep rainforest.
Found in
- Iluka Nature Reserve