Somali Ostrich

Somali Ostrich
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	Male and female
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	Struthio
Species:	S. molybdophanes
Binomial name
	Struthio molybdophanes; Reichenow, 1883
Synonyms
	Struthio camelus molybdophanes; (Reichenow, 1883)

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The Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) is a large flightless bird, a distinct subspecies, sometimes considered a full species, of the Ostrich.

Somali Ostrich 2 — Specimen in the Lewa Conservancy near Isiolo, Kenya

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^ BirdLife International (2016). "Struthio molybdophanes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732795A95049558. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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[IUCN-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Struthio molybdophanes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732795A95049558. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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