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 VU    Somali Ostrich* Id (Atlas):
    Struthio molybdophanes

Description (10)
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Family
Struthionidae (Ostriches)

Size
250 cm

First Described (Guide)
Reichenow, 1883

Range (Guide)
Somalia to Kenya.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) [XC292043]
     by id from Aledeghe WIldlife Reserve, Ethiopia (song)

Subspecies
Considered to be a subspecies of Ostrich (Struthio camelus).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Ostrich (Struthio camelus).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
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