Somali ostrich

Struthio molybdophanes · Struthionidae

The Somali ostrich, also known as the blue-necked ostrich, is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa. It is one of two living species of ostriches, the other being the common ostrich. It was also previously considered a subspecies of the common ostrich, but was identified as a distinct species in 2014.

Where the Somali ostrich lives

Recorded in Kenya and Ethiopia (Africa).

Most records fall in Eastern, Rift Valley, Coast, Afar, Oromiya and North-Eastern.

See the Somali ostrich’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 5,089 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.