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Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758

Avestruz común, Ostrich

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Struthioniformes

Family
Struthionidae

Genus
Struthio

Species
camelus

Taxon category: Accepted

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517

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"Galapagos Species Database, Struthio camelus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18914. Accessed 4 November 2026.