Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) via https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Kangaroo Island Emu
Dromaius baudinianus
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The Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae baudinianus) is an extinct subspecies of emu. It was restricted to Kangaroo Island, South Australia, which was known as Ile Decrés by the members of the Baudin expedition. It differed from the mainland emu mainly in its smaller size. The subspecies became extinct by about 1827.