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Common Ostrich

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Common Ostrich

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Also known as Struthio camelus, ostrich, African ostrich

species of large flightless bird

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The Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a species within the genus Struthio. It moves by bipedalism and is active during the day. The taxon is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List in 2025. It appears in the CITES Appendix I.

This organism is a source of ostrich eggs and ostrich meat. It has a mass of 115 and an average litter size of 7.4. The egg incubation period lasts 42 days. The species has been present since about 15 million years ago. It is referenced by 296 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Least Concern

ダチョウ(駝鳥、Struthio camelus)は、ダチョウ目ダチョウ科ダチョウ属に分類される鳥。鳥でありながら飛ぶことは出来ず、平胸類に分類される(飛べない鳥も参照)。亜種として北アフリカダチョウ、マサイダチョウのレッドネック系、ソマリアダチョウ、南アフリカダチョウのブルーネック系、南アフリカで育種されたアフリカンブラックがある。 属名 Struthio はギリシア語でダチョウの意。 往時、ダチョウはサハラ以北にも棲息し、地中海世界にもある程度馴染みのある鳥であった。 この語はまた、英語: ostrich など、ヨーロッパ各国でダチョウを意味する語の語源でもある。 種小名 camelus は「ラクダ」の意。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Struthio
Mass
100
Image
Ostrich in a garden.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Struthio camelus
Commons category
Struthio camelus
Commons gallery
Struthio camelus
MCN code
0106.33.10
taxon common name
Түйеқұс
means of locomotion
bipedalism
litter size
7.4
start time
15000000-0
CITES Appendix
Appendix I of CITES
egg incubation period
42
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
diel cycle
diurnality
short name
S. camelus
has characteristic
oviparity
taxon range
Africa
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