52:
256:
122:
80:
31:
409:
Though generally similar to other ostriches, the skin of the neck and thighs of the Somali ostrich is blue (rather than pinkish), becoming bright blue on the male during the mating season. The neck lacks a typical broad white ring, and the tail feathers are white. The males are larger than the
414:). Reportedly Somali ostriches in captivity weigh about 105 kg (231 lb) but this may not be an accurate weight for wild birds as captive animals have feeding accesses not available to wild ostriches. It is thus one of the two largest extant bird species.
518:
Only populations of
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan. No other populations are included in the CITES Appendices.
410:
females. The Somali ostrich is similar in size to other ostriches so far as is known, perhaps averaging marginally smaller in body mass than some subspecies of common ostrich (at least the nominate race,
478:
in 2006 suggests that the Somali ostrich was common in the central and southern regions of
Somalia in the 1970s and 1980s. However, following the
454:
from the common ostrich, with which there is some range overlap, by preferring bushier, more thickly vegetated areas, where it feeds largely by
475:
870:
1142:
1013:
1039:
1172:
815:
641:
1044:
857:
Estimation of genetic distances and heterosis in three ostrich (Struthio camelus) breeds for the improvement of productivity
1157:
840:
667:
378:, while ecological and behavioural differences have kept it genetically distinct from the neighbouring Masai ostrich
1152:
929:
51:
672:
612:
339:
764:
Robinson, Terence J. & Matthee, Conrad A. (1999). "Molecular genetic relationships of the extinct ostrich,
719:
633:
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and
Socotra - Revised and Expanded Edition
401:
the most distinct, appearing to have diverged from their common ancestor some 3.6 to 4.1 million years ago.
566:
1162:
943:
121:
39:
356:
60:
1096:
951:
891:
1057:
1091:
1083:
631:
483:
372:
226:
1000:
956:
777:
455:
348:
1106:
371:
has served as a geographic barrier to isolate the taxon from the nominate subspecies, the
8:
360:
334:
69:
1119:
781:
543:
1177:
789:
746:
271:
116:
84:
1147:
1078:
974:
836:
811:
637:
383:
368:
691:
486:, its range and numbers there have since been shrinking as a result of uncontrolled
1167:
979:
785:
738:
561:
479:
183:
966:
1065:
687:
663:
391:
344:
284:
242:
255:
914:
423:
315:
311:
1136:
1052:
552:
466:. There are also reports of interbreeding difficulties between the two taxa.
398:
193:
173:
89:
588:
322:
of the common ostrich, but was identified as a distinct species in 2014.
1070:
1026:
923:
491:
1114:
1018:
750:
319:
1031:
763:
717:
878:. World Conservation Union – Species Survival Commission. p. 12.
133:
992:
885:
742:
314:. It is one of two living species of ostriches, the other being the
908:
431:
427:
153:
859:(Doctoral dissertation, Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch).
636:. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. p. 34.
1005:
938:
487:
463:
459:
451:
439:
364:
352:
203:
30:
720:"Phylogeographic patterns in mitochondrial DNA of the Ostrich (
499:
143:
537:
535:
987:
768:: consequences for ostrich introductions into Saudi Arabia".
623:
495:
494:, with the bird facing eradication in the Horn of Africa. In
435:
106:
100:
43:
805:
532:
246:
163:
629:
718:
Freitag, Stephanie & Robinson, Terence J. (1993).
673:
541:
696:
810:. Food and Agriculture Organisation. p. 12.
567:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732795A95049558.en
1134:
686:
630:Redman, N.; Stevenson, T.; Fanshawe, J. (2016).
868:
662:
830:
806:Shanawany, M.M. & Dingle, John (1999).
757:
417:
325:
310:, is a large flightless bird native to the
469:
422:The Somali ostrich is mostly found in the
343:Sunday Supplement of 16 September 1883 by
254:
78:
50:
29:
824:
713:
711:
709:
565:
458:, whereas the common ostrich is mainly a
862:
480:political disintegration of that country
445:
367:. Molecular evidence indicates that the
801:
799:
676:(in German). No. 37. p. 148 .
397:, has found that the Somali ostrich is
359:-Land on the east coast of Africa from
1135:
706:
318:. It was also previously considered a
890:
889:
450:The Somali ostrich is differentiated
796:
553:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
13:
808:Ostrich production systems, Part 1
790:10.1111/j.1469-1795.1999.tb00062.x
14:
1189:
490:for meat, medicinal products and
1143:IUCN Red List vulnerable species
351:as extending over the plains of
120:
849:
835:. Greenwood Press. p. 26.
542:BirdLife International (2016).
340:Norddeutsche allgemeine Zeitung
680:
656:
605:
581:
512:
482:and the lack of any effective
426:, especially in north-eastern
404:
281:Struthio camelus molybdophanes
1:
1173:Taxa named by Anton Reichenow
525:
502:for meat, feathers and eggs.
390:taxa, including the extinct
7:
1158:Birds of the Horn of Africa
263:Yellow area shows range of
10:
1194:
347:, who noted the ostrich's
16:Species of flightless bird
898:
872:Wildlife trade in Somalia
766:Struthio camelus syriacus
382:. An examination of the
277:
270:
262:
253:
232:
225:
117:Scientific classification
115:
98:
76:
67:
58:
49:
40:Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
37:
28:
23:
692:"Immer Neues aus Afrika"
668:"Immer Neues aus Afrika"
560:: e.T22732795A95049558.
505:
418:Distribution and habitat
326:Taxonomy and systematics
61:Samburu National Reserve
1153:Birds described in 1883
869:Amir, Osman G. (2006).
470:Status and conservation
1120:Struthio-molybdophanes
930:Struthio molybdophanes
900:Struthio molybdophanes
855:Davids, A. H. (2011).
546:Struthio molybdophanes
331:Struthio molybdophanes
303:Struthio molybdophanes
265:Struthio molybdophanes
236:Struthio molybdophanes
1092:Paleobiology Database
831:Roots, Clive (2006).
666:(16 September 1883).
484:wildlife conservation
446:Behaviour and ecology
438:, and across most of
373:North African ostrich
306:), also known as the
218:S. molybdophanes
589:"Appendices | CITES"
782:1999AnCon...2..165R
770:Animal Conservation
308:blue-necked ostrich
70:Conservation status
1130:
1129:
1079:Open Tree of Life
892:Taxon identifiers
817:978-92-5-104300-4
643:978-0-691-17289-7
384:mitochondrial DNA
369:East African Rift
294:
293:
288:
110:
93:
1185:
1163:Flightless birds
1123:
1122:
1110:
1109:
1100:
1099:
1087:
1086:
1074:
1073:
1061:
1060:
1048:
1047:
1035:
1034:
1022:
1021:
1009:
1008:
996:
995:
983:
982:
970:
969:
960:
959:
947:
946:
944:40329BB6BD7F02F5
934:
933:
932:
919:
918:
917:
887:
886:
880:
879:
877:
866:
860:
853:
847:
846:
833:Flightless birds
828:
822:
821:
803:
794:
793:
761:
755:
754:
728:
722:Struthio camelus
715:
704:
703:
690:(October 1883).
688:Reichenow, Anton
684:
678:
677:
660:
654:
653:
651:
650:
627:
621:
620:
613:"Somali Ostrich"
609:
603:
602:
600:
599:
585:
579:
578:
576:
574:
569:
539:
519:
516:
474:A report to the
399:phylogenetically
361:10 degrees north
283:
258:
238:
184:Struthioniformes
125:
124:
104:
87:
82:
81:
54:
33:
21:
20:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1182:
1133:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1118:
1113:
1105:
1103:
1095:
1090:
1082:
1077:
1069:
1066:Observation.org
1064:
1056:
1051:
1043:
1038:
1030:
1025:
1017:
1012:
1004:
999:
991:
986:
978:
973:
965:
963:
955:
950:
942:
937:
928:
927:
922:
913:
912:
907:
894:
884:
883:
875:
867:
863:
854:
850:
843:
829:
825:
818:
804:
797:
762:
758:
743:10.2307/4088425
726:
716:
707:
685:
681:
661:
657:
648:
646:
644:
628:
624:
611:
610:
606:
597:
595:
587:
586:
582:
572:
570:
540:
533:
528:
523:
522:
517:
513:
508:
472:
448:
420:
407:
392:Arabian ostrich
380:S. c. massaicus
345:Anton Reichenow
335:first described
328:
249:
240:
234:
221:
119:
111:
94:
83:
79:
72:
24:Somali ostrich
17:
12:
11:
5:
1191:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1111:
1101:
1088:
1075:
1062:
1049:
1036:
1023:
1010:
997:
984:
971:
961:
948:
935:
920:
904:
902:
896:
895:
882:
881:
861:
848:
841:
823:
816:
795:
776:(3): 165–171.
756:
737:(3): 614–622.
705:
679:
655:
642:
622:
604:
580:
530:
529:
527:
524:
521:
520:
510:
509:
507:
504:
471:
468:
447:
444:
424:Horn of Africa
419:
416:
406:
403:
395:S. c. syriacus
355:- and western
327:
324:
316:common ostrich
312:Horn of Africa
298:Somali ostrich
292:
291:
290:
289:
275:
274:
268:
267:
260:
259:
251:
250:
241:
230:
229:
223:
222:
215:
213:
209:
208:
201:
197:
196:
191:
187:
186:
181:
177:
176:
171:
167:
166:
161:
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
113:
112:
99:
96:
95:
77:
74:
73:
68:
65:
64:
56:
55:
47:
46:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1190:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1121:
1116:
1112:
1108:
1102:
1098:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1067:
1063:
1059:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1037:
1033:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1015:
1011:
1007:
1002:
998:
994:
989:
985:
981:
976:
972:
968:
962:
958:
953:
949:
945:
940:
936:
931:
925:
921:
916:
910:
906:
905:
903:
901:
897:
893:
888:
874:
873:
865:
858:
852:
844:
842:0-313-33545-1
838:
834:
827:
819:
813:
809:
802:
800:
791:
787:
783:
779:
775:
771:
767:
760:
752:
748:
744:
740:
736:
732:
725:
723:
714:
712:
710:
701:
698:(in German).
697:
693:
689:
683:
675:
674:
669:
665:
664:Dr. Reichenow
659:
645:
639:
635:
634:
626:
618:
614:
608:
594:
590:
584:
568:
563:
559:
555:
554:
549:
547:
538:
536:
531:
515:
511:
503:
501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
467:
465:
461:
457:
453:
443:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
415:
413:
412:S. c. camelus
402:
400:
396:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
376:S. c. camelus
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
341:
336:
332:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
304:
299:
286:
282:
279:
278:
276:
273:
269:
266:
261:
257:
252:
248:
244:
239:
237:
231:
228:
227:Binomial name
224:
220:
219:
214:
211:
210:
207:
206:
202:
199:
198:
195:
194:Struthionidae
192:
189:
188:
185:
182:
179:
178:
175:
174:Palaeognathae
172:
169:
168:
165:
162:
159:
158:
155:
152:
149:
148:
145:
142:
139:
138:
135:
132:
129:
128:
123:
118:
114:
108:
102:
97:
91:
86:
75:
71:
66:
62:
57:
53:
48:
45:
41:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
899:
871:
864:
856:
851:
832:
826:
807:
773:
769:
765:
759:
734:
730:
721:
699:
695:
682:
671:
658:
647:. Retrieved
632:
625:
616:
607:
596:. Retrieved
592:
583:
571:. Retrieved
557:
551:
545:
514:
473:
452:ecologically
449:
421:
411:
408:
394:
387:
379:
375:
349:distribution
338:
330:
329:
307:
302:
301:
297:
295:
280:
264:
235:
233:
217:
216:
204:
170:Infraclass:
18:
1027:iNaturalist
924:Wikispecies
573:20 November
430:, southern
405:Description
1137:Categories
1115:Xeno-canto
702:(10): 202.
649:2018-11-21
598:2022-01-14
526:References
434:, most of
320:subspecies
103:Appendix I
85:Vulnerable
59:Female at
1178:Ostriches
593:cites.org
285:Reichenow
243:Reichenow
212:Species:
140:Kingdom:
134:Eukaryota
1148:Struthio
1058:22732795
1006:45513750
957:22732795
952:BirdLife
915:Q1988064
909:Wikidata
462:on open
456:browsing
432:Djibouti
428:Ethiopia
388:Struthio
272:Synonyms
205:Struthio
190:Family:
154:Chordata
150:Phylum:
144:Animalia
130:Domain:
90:IUCN 3.1
63:, Kenya
38:Male at
1168:Ratites
1084:3600823
1019:2495149
993:ostric3
967:ostric3
939:Avibase
778:Bibcode
751:4088425
731:The Auk
617:Avibase
488:hunting
464:savanna
440:Somalia
365:Equator
363:to the
337:in the
200:Genus:
180:Order:
160:Class:
105: (
88: (
1104:uBio:
1097:399827
1045:696082
1032:472777
839:
814:
749:
640:
500:farmed
498:it is
460:grazer
353:Somali
287:, 1883
1071:79187
988:eBird
980:536PY
964:BOW:
876:(PDF)
747:JSTOR
727:(PDF)
506:Notes
496:Kenya
436:Kenya
357:Galla
107:CITES
101:CITES
44:Kenya
1107:2140
1053:IUCN
1040:ITIS
1014:GBIF
837:ISBN
812:ISBN
638:ISBN
575:2021
558:2016
492:eggs
476:IUCN
333:was
296:The
247:1883
164:Aves
1001:EoL
975:CoL
786:doi
739:doi
735:110
562:doi
386:of
1139::
1117::
1094::
1081::
1068::
1055::
1042::
1029::
1016::
1003::
990::
977::
954::
941::
926::
911::
798:^
784:.
772:.
745:.
733:.
729:.
724:)"
708:^
694:.
670:.
615:.
591:.
556:.
550:.
534:^
442:.
245:,
42:,
845:.
820:.
792:.
788::
780::
774:2
753:.
741::
700:7
652:.
619:.
601:.
577:.
564::
548:"
544:"
300:(
109:)
92:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
