The crown and nape of the neck are black. The back is circular and it has a straight, long neck. A feature on this bird is a distinctive black mark from the centre of the neck to the centre of the breast. The average mallee fowl is 60 cm. Introduced animals like foxes and cats and loss of habitat for agriculture.
Cassowaries live in the coastal tropical rainforest of Queensland.
Loss of habitat for agriculture. Found in forests and scrubland west of the Great Dividing Range that runs down the East Coast of Australia. Coat of three shades gray, black and white. The body length of the male is 70 cm and the female's length is 54 cm. Introduced predators such as foxes and feral cats along with habitat loss for agriculture.