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Common Ostrich
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Genus: Struthio

Description

Ostriches of Africa.
Two large flightless birds well adapted to running and capable of maintain an average speed of about 50 km/h for a longer time.

Struthio is a monotypic genus in the family Struthionidae.

Genus Struthio	view • edit

S. camelus

Common Ostrich

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Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334108

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Struthio. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Struthio

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