Rothschild's emu

{{Short description|Subspecies of bird}}

{{Subspeciesbox

| name = Rothschild’s emu

| image = Dromaius novaehollandiae, Pierces Creek, Canberra 1.jpg

| image_caption = An individual at Pierces Creek, Canberra, New South Wales

| genus = Dromaius

| species = novaehollandiae

| species_link = Emu

| subspecies = rothschildi

| authority = Mathews, 1912

}}

Rothschild's emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschildi) is a subspecies of the emu that is native to parts of southern Australia, primarily within the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, although it may have occasionally wandered into other nearby states.{{Cite web |title=The Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in the Animal Kingdom |url=https://www.damisela.com/zoo/ave/ratities/emu/taxae.htm |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.damisela.com}}{{Cite journal |last1=Folch |first1=Anna |last2=Christie |first2=David |last3=Garcia |first3=Ernest |date=2020 |title=Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), version 1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/emu1/cur/introduction |journal=Birds of the World |language=en |doi=10.2173/bow.emu1.01|s2cid=242626554 }}{{Cite web |title=ADW: Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschildi: CLASSIFICATION |url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dromaius_novaehollandiae_rothschildi/classification/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=animaldiversity.org}} It has a darker feather coat, with no ruff apparent during its breeding season, which is a contrast between it and the main emu subspecies, Dromaius novaehollandia novaehollandiae.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=Emus |url=https://beautyofbirds.com/emus/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=beautyofbirds.com |language=en-US}} A disputed mixed divide is present on its taxonomic status, for some zoologists believe it is not an official subspecies, and some believe it is its own subspecies.