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Species profile—Struthio camelus (ostrich)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Struthionidae (Ostriches) → Struthio camelus (ostrich)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Struthionidae (Ostriches)
Scientific name
Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
ostrich
WildNet taxon ID
19679
Alternate name(s)
common ostrich
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19679.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024