South African ostrich

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South African ostrich
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	Struthio
Species:	S. camelus
Subspecies:	S. c. australis
Trinomial name
Struthio camelus australis (Gurney, 1868)
Struthio camelus distribution map   South African subspecies (S. c. australis)

The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa. It is widely farmed for its meat, eggs and feathers.

Habitat and distribution[]

Male and female South African ostriches.

The South African ostrich is found in South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Botswana.^[1] It lives in south of the rivers Zambezi and Cunene.

Threats[]

It is farmed for its eggs, meat, leather and feathers in the Little Karoo area of Cape Province.

References[]

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