Masai ostrich
| Masai ostrich | |
|---|---|
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| male | |
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| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Paleognathae |
| Order: | Struthioniformes |
| Family: | Struthionidae |
| Genus: | Struthio |
| Species: | S. camelus |
| Subspecies: | S. c. massaicus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Struthio camelus massaicus (Neumann, 1898) | |
The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus), also known as the pink necked ostrich or Eastern African ostrich, is a large subspecies of the ostrich native to East Africa.[1]
References
- ↑ Sauer, E. G. Franz; Sauer, Eleonore M. (1966-01-01). "Social Behaviour of the South African Ostrich, Struthio Camelus Australis". Ostrich. 37 (sup1): 183–191. doi:10.1080/00306525.1966.9639797. ISSN 0030-6525.
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