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South African ostrich | |||
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Male at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | |||
Female at Etosha National Park, Namibia | |||
Scientific classification | |||
Domain: | Eukaryota | ||
Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
Phylum: | Chordata | ||
Class: | Aves | ||
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae | ||
Order: | Struthioniformes | ||
Family: | Struthionidae | ||
Genus: | Struthio | ||
Species: | |||
Subspecies: | S. c. australis
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Trinomial name | |||
Struthio camelus australis | |||
Struthio camelus distribution map
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The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa. It is widely farmed for its meat, eggs and feathers.