Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
About the Common Ostrich
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus Struthio in the ratite group of birds. The other is the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes), which has been recognised as a distinct species by BirdLife International since 2014, having been previously considered a distinctive subspecies of ostrich.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 44 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Botswana, South Africa, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- African CuckooCuculus gularisrecording
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachirorecording
- African HoopoeUpupa africanarecording
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimprecording
- African Wood OwlStrix woodfordiirecording
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.