#1122 · 🐦 birds
Common Ostrich
🇳🇱 Struisvogel ·Struthio camelus
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- 1. © Steve Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 4. © Tom Heath · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 7. © quiteaquail · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. © Irene Domhoff · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. © Willemina v/d Harst-De Wet · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 10. © nickphilipson · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The ostrich or common ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) is either one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus Struthio , which is in the ratite family. In 2014, the Somali ostrich ( Struthio molybdophanes ) was recognized as a distinct species.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 16,096 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Weighs up to about 115 kg.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Common Ostrich
- Nederlands
- Struisvogel
- scientific name
- Struthio camelus
- class
- Aves
- order
- Struthioniformes
- family
- Struthionidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 3
- sightings worldwide
- 16,096
- GBIF records in NL
- 4
- weight
- 115 kg
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 20526, Wikidata Q17592, GBIF 2495150, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.