Ostrich

Struthio camelus Temporal range: 15–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene-Present
South African ostrich male (left) and females (S. camelus australis)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Infraclass:	Palaeognathae
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	Struthio
Species:	S. camelus
Binomial name
Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758[2]
Subspecies
S. c. camelus Linnaeus, 1758[2] North African ostrich S. c. australis Gurney, 1868[2] Southern ostrich S. c. massaicus Neumann, 1898[2] Masai ostrich †S. c. syriacus Rothschild, 1919[2] Arabian ostrich
Struthio camelus distribution map   S. c. camelus    S. molybdophanes   S. c. massaicus    S. c. australis

The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a large flightless bird that lives in Africa. They are the largest living bird species, and have the biggest eggs of all living birds. Ostriches do not fly, but can run faster than any other bird.^[3]

They are ratites, a useful grouping of medium to large flightless birds. Ostriches have the biggest eyes of all land animals.^[4][5]

1. ↑ BirdLife f Threatened Species (2016). "Struthio camelus: Bird Life International". 2016. IUCN: e.T45020636A95139620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T45020636A95139620.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Brands, Sheila (14 August 2008). "Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification, Genus Struthio". Project: The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 4 February 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. ↑ "Ostrich - National Geographic". animals.nationalgeographic.com. 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
4. ↑ "San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Ostrich". sandiegozoo.org. 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
5. ↑ Schmidt, Amanda (27 September 2021). "Ostrich Fact Sheet". PBS.