North African ostrich
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The North African ostrich,[1] red-necked ostrich, or Barbary ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) is the nominate subspecies of the common ostrich from West and North Africa. It has the largest average size among the subspecies of ostriches, making it the largest living bird.
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North African ostrich[1] | |||
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Female Both photographed at Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve, Israel | |||
Scientific classification | |||
Domain: | Eukaryota | ||
Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
Phylum: | Chordata | ||
Class: | Aves | ||
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae | ||
Order: | Struthioniformes | ||
Family: | Struthionidae | ||
Genus: | Struthio | ||
Species: | |||
Subspecies: | S. c. camelus | ||
Trinomial name | |||
Struthio camelus camelus | |||
Struthio camelus distribution map
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