Wildlife Directory

Like you and I, every wild creature has a story relating to their behavior and place in the eco-system. Here is an ever growing list of Top End species, mainly birds, with notes on their distribution, behavior and tips on where to see them.

Emu
Dromaius novahollandiae

(dro-MEH-us: ‘racer’ from Gk dromaios; no-veh-hol-LAN-di-eh: from New Holland, old name for Australia; Emu thought to have originated from Arabic for crane)

Northern subspecies - woodwardi

Where to see? No reliable locations to see in the coastal Top End.

Order: Struthioniformes

Family: Struthionidae

Genus: Dromaius

Species: novahollandiae