Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Trend justification
The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
Dromaius novaehollandiae is distributed throughout mainland Australia (del Hoyo et al. 1992). The Tasmanian subspecies diemenensis is extinct, with the last wild record dating from 1845 (Dove 1924).
Text account compilers
Khwaja, N., Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Common Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/common-emu-dromaius-novaehollandiae on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.