These flightless birds are only found in Australia, New Guinea and some Pacific islands. The Australian government lists them as endangered and estimates about 4,500 remain in the wild.

newtoni fossil jackpot in southern Australia’s Lake Callabonna ... “or whether these giant birds were wading into the shallows in search of soft plants and leaves.” The reconstruction ...

AUSTRALIA, the birds of which have a foremost place among those of the world for their variety of form and beauty of plumage, has been fortunate in having two splendid treatises devoted to its ...