Common ostrich

Struthio camelus · Struthionidae

The common ostrich, or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich 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 recognised as a distinct species by BirdLife International since 2014, having been previously considered a distinctive subspecies of ostrich.

Where the Common ostrich lives

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania and Botswana (Africa).

Most records fall in Western Cape, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape, Limpopo and Eastern Cape.

See the Common ostrich’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 141,368 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.