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{{Taxobox
| name = Emú común
| fossil_range = [[Mioceno]] – presente<ref>{{
| status = LC
| status_system =
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN|id=22678117 |title=''Dromaius novaehollandiae'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=14 July 2015}}</ref>
| image = Emu-wild.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Emú común.
| genus = Dromaius
| species = novaehollandiae
| authority = ([[John Latham (
| subdivision_ranks = [[Subespecie]]s
| subdivision =
*''D. n. novaehollandiae'' <small>([[John Latham (
*''D. n. woodwardi'' <small>([[Gregory Mathews|Mathews]], 1912) (disputed)<ref name=ag>{{
*†''[[D. n. diemenensis]]'' <small>[[Le Souef]], 1907<ref name="tax">{{
*†''[[D. n. minor]]'' <small>[[Walter Baldwin Spencer|Spencer]], 1906</small>
| synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true|title=<small>Lista</small>
}}
| range_map = Dromaius novaehollandiae map distribution 2.svg
| range_map_width = 250px
| range_map_caption =
}}
▲The '''emu''' (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-largest living bird by height, after its [[ratite]] relative, the [[ostrich]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only [[Extant taxon|extant]] member of the [[genus]] ''[[Dromaius]]''. The emu's range covers most of mainland Australia, but the [[Tasmanian emu]] and [[King Island emu]] subspecies became extinct after the [[History of Australia (1788–1850)|European settlement of Australia]] in 1788. The bird is sufficiently common for it to be rated as a [[least-concern species]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]].
Emus are soft-feathered, brown, [[flightless bird]]s with long necks and legs, and can reach up to {{convert|1.9|m|ft}} in height. Emus can travel great distances, and when necessary can sprint at {{convert|50|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}; they forage for a variety of plants and insects, but have been known to go for weeks without eating. They drink infrequently, but take in copious amounts of water when the opportunity arises.
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