Species profile
Somali Ostrich
Struthio molybdophanes
Quick answer
S Ethiopia to Somalia and adjacent ne Kenya
- Scientific name
- Struthio molybdophanes
- Family
- Struthionidae
- Order
- Struthioniformes
- Genus
- Struthio
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Somali Ostrich in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Struthionidae
- Asian ostrich (Struthio asiaticus)
- Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- Palaeotis weigelti (Palaeotis weigelti)
- Struthio anderssoni (Struthio anderssoni)
- Struthio barbarus (Struthio barbarus)
- Struthio bradydactylus (Struthio bradydactylus)
- Struthio chersonensis (Struthio chersonensis)
- Struthio coppensi (Struthio coppensi)