Struthioniformes Gallery

Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)

Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes), male, similar to the Common ostrich but the skin on the neck and thighs is blue-grey and not pinkish. The female has darker brown plumage than Common ostrich females. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

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Ostriches
Struthio camelus
large number of females behind a wire fence in an ostrich farm
South Africa

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Southern ostrich (Struthio camelus australis)

Southern ostrich (Struthio camelus australis) female and a brood of chicks in savannah. Males and females cooperate in raising the chicks. Etosha National Park, Namibia

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