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Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

About Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Struthioniformes
  • Family: Ostriches

The common ostrich, or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa. It is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus Struthio in the ratite group of birds. The other is the Somali ostrich, which has been recognized as a distinct species by BirdLife International since 2014, having been previously considered a distinctive subspecies of ostrich.

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2002-12-12

    Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana

  • 2002-12-29

    Cape Point, South Africa

  • 2003-01-07

    Sossusvlei, Namibia

  • 2003-01-17

    Tsumeb, Namibia
    Note: at an ostrich farm, but the ostrich did actually bite my camera.
    Image from 2003-01-17

  • 2013-10-24

    Nairobi National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-24