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Ostrich oil is another product that is made using ostrich fat. Ostriches are of the genus Struthio in the order Struthioniformes , part of the infraclass Palaeognathae , a diverse group of flightless birds also known as ratites that includes the emus , rheas , cassowaries , kiwis and the extinct elephant birds and moas .
The common ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird. Males stand 2.1 to 2.75 m (6 ft 11 in to 9 ft 0 in) tall and weigh 100 to 130 kg (220 to 290 lb), whereas females are about 1.75 to 1.9 m (5 ft 9 in to 6 ft 3 in) tall and weigh 90 to 120 kg (200 to 260 lb). [20]
Rheas are large, flightless birds with grey-brown plumage, long legs, and long necks, similar to an ostrich. Large males of R. americana can reach 170 cm (67 in) tall at the head, 100 cm (39 in) at the back [ 13 ] and can weigh up to 40 kg (88 lb). [ 14 ]
The North African ostrich was the most widespread subspecies of ostrich. It formerly had an extensive range but is now thought to live in fragmented pockets in Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic and Senegal, whilst extinct in most of its range in northern Africa.
The Somali ostrich is differentiated ecologically from the common ostrich, with which there is some range overlap, by preferring bushier, more thickly vegetated areas, where it feeds largely by browsing, whereas the common ostrich is mainly a grazer on open savanna. There are also reports of interbreeding difficulties between the two taxa. [7]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 October 2024. Subspecies of bird Arabian ostrich Arabian ostrich painting from The Book of Animals by al-Jahiz. Syria, 14th century. Conservation status Extinct (1966) (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Infraclass: Palaeognathae Order ...
The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus), also known as the East African ostrich is a red-necked subspecies variety of the common ostrich and is endemic to East Africa. [2] [3] It is one of the largest birds in the world, second only to its sister subspecies Struthio camelus camelus. [4] Today it is farmed for eggs, meat, and feathers. [5 ...
Struthio camelus distribution map South African subspecies ( S. c. australis ) The South African ostrich ( Struthio camelus australis ), also known as the black-necked ostrich , Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa .