Common Ostrich
Struthio camelusLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Common Ostrich
The Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Struthionidae (Ostriches) in the order Struthioniformes.
- Scientific name
- Struthio camelus
- Order
- Struthioniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Ostrich
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Struthio camelus syriacus
- Struthio camelus camelus
- Struthio camelus massaicus
- Struthio camelus australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Struthio Camelus
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Syria, Arabia, Lybia, Africa. Restricted type locality, North Africa, Rothschild, supra p. 83; further restricted to Sennar, Stresemann, Orn. Monatsb., 34, 1926, p. 139.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.155
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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