Somali ostrich: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Somali ostrich lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Struthio molybdophanes
Group	Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Bird
Order	Struthioniformes
Family	Struthionidae

Where does the Somali ostrich live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Somali ostrich in 2 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Somali ostrich endangered?

The Somali ostrich’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Somali ostrich?

The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) is a bird in the order Struthioniformes and the family Struthionidae, genus Struthio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Somali ostrich

The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes), also known as the blue-necked ostrich, is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa. It is one of two living species of ostriches, the other being the common ostrich. It was also previously considered a subspecies of the common ostrich, but was identified as a distinct species in 2014. For a long time, Somalis partially domesticated some of these ostriches.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Somali ostrich (revision 1380760486), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1988064 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).