Masai ostrich

Masai ostrich
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species:
Subspecies:
S. c. massaicus
Trinomial name
Struthio camelus massaicus
Struthio camelus distribution map
  Masai subspecies (S. c. massaicus)

The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus), also known as the East African ostrich is a red-necked subspecies variety of the common ostrich and is endemic to East Africa.[2][3] It is one of the largest birds in the world, second only to its sister subspecies Struthio camelus camelus.[4] Today it is farmed for eggs, meat, and feathers.[5][6]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Struthio camelus massaicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T45020636A132189458.en.
  2. ^ "Struthio camelus massaicus (African Ostrich (North African)) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. ^ Seddon, Philip J.; Soorae, Pritpal S. (February 1999). "Guidelines for Subspecific Substitutions in Wildlife Restoration Projects". Conservation Biology. 13 (1): 177–184. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.97414.x. S2CID 84578693.
  4. ^ Bertram, Brian C. R. (2014). The Ostrich Communal Nesting System. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-6314-3. OCLC 884012871.[page needed]
  5. ^ Magige, Flora John (2008). The ecology and behaviour of the Masai Ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus) in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania (Thesis). hdl:11250/244464.
  6. ^ McKeegan, D.E.F.; Deeming, D.C. (January 1997). "Effects of gender and group size on the time-activity budgets of adult breeding ostriches (Struthio camelus) in a farming environment". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 51 (1–2): 159–177. doi:10.1016/S0168-1591(96)01096-9.