in taxon ostrich material ostrich 2024-02-12T14:11:19Z https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5275-8866 African ostrich https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-4655 A whole ostrich. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8844-9165 An ostrich which is dead or alive and has a relatively intact body. The Ostrich, or Common Ostrich (*Struthio camelus*), is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus *Struthio* that is in the ratite family. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies. common ostrich struthio camelus ratite Struthio camelus ready for release