Common Ostrich

The common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a bird of the Struthionidae family — species of large flightless bird.

Across the 16 countries we cover it has 140,710 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Namibia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in September, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.