Struthio molybdophanes

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Struthioniformes/Struthionidae/Struthio

At a glance

Occurrence records4 545

Data sources7

Biological traits27

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Struthio molybdophanes's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation17 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 545 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources27 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF4 545 records

01Narrative

The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes), also known as the blue-necked ostrich, is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common ostrich, but was identified as a distinct species in 2014.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBAVONET

Size & morphology13

Beak depth23.6 mm

Beak length (culmen)89.2 mm

Beak length (nares)52 mm

Beak width46.7 mm

Body mass109 250 g

Body mass (female)100 000 g

Body mass (male)115 000 g

Hand-wing index0.1

Kipp's distance0.3 mm

Secondary length510 mm

Tail length292 mm

Tarsus length467 mm

Wing length510 mm

Life cycle & reproduction8

Age at sexual maturity1 000 days

Egg length158 mm

Egg mass1 500 g

Egg width125 mm

Incubation45 days

Litter size8.67

Litters per year1.5 /year

Max. longevity600 months

Diet & foraging2

Trophic levelherbivore

Trophic nicheOmnivore

Habitat & environment4

HabitatShrubland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleTerrestrial

Range size1 079 017 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type4 545 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 544

Museum / vouchered1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 364 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy37% within 1 km

≤100 m 153≤1 km 52≤10 km 2>10 km 341

548 georeferenced · 3 996 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 544

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 1 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Geneva, CH	1

1 institutions · 1 of 1 vouchered records shown

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology13

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging2

Habitat & environment4

Record type4 545 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions1 of 1 geolocated

Record type4 545 records