The Family Struthionidae – Ostriches belong to the Order – Struthioniformes and of Genus – Struthio and comprises of two living species, these are given below…
The Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus The Somali Ostrich - Struthio molybdophanes The Somali Ostrich is found as resident in the Horn of Africa Region. The Common Ostrich is found elsewhere in Africa and has two subspecies of interest, and these are given below... 1- Of interest to the AWB Region there once was a Common Ostrich subspecies called The Arabian ostrich - Struthio camelus syriacus which became extinct in the recent mid 20th century past. 2- Additionally, due to human interference, the number of Common Ostrich has declined but there is an African subspecies of the Common Ostrich being re-introduced as noted here. The North African Ostrich - Struthio camelus camelus - is currently being re-introduced in Morocco Current species of Ostriches... The Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus The Somali Ostrich - Struthio molybdophanes Native to Africa, they are the largest living birds, are flightless, with a long neck and long legs and can run at great speed. Order..: Stuthioniformes Family.: Struthionidae Genus..: Struthio Struthionidae - Ostriches+ contains the following categories... Ostriches Ostriches+