• Synonyms North African Ostrich, Ostrich (Common), Ostrich, African Ostrich, Sahel Ostrich, Arabian ostrich

Common Ostrichbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jeremy Hegge
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 4.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 5.
    Call, "Rattle", © Michael Chiappone
    United States
  • 6.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Common Ostrich

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c, e, sw

Common Ostrich subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Struthio camelus australiss Africa-No
Struthio camelus cameluss Morocco and Mauritania to s Egypt, Eritrea and n, w Ethiopia, s to Cameroon and n Uganda-No
Struthio camelus massaicuss Kenya and c Tanzania-No
Struthio camelus syriacusSyrian and Arabian deserts-Yes

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаСтраус, аФрикатәи аСтраус
AfrikaansVolstruis
AlbanianStruc, struci
Arabicنعامة شائعة, النعامة
AzerbaijaniAfrika dəvəquşu, Dəvəquşu
BashkirАфрика дөйәғошо
Basqueostruka
BelarusianСтраус, страўс, straŭs
Bengaliিঈট ঩াচি , িঈট঩াচি
Bretonstruskańval, Struskañval
BulgarianАфрикански щраус, щраус, štraus, Обикновен щраус
Catalanestruç, estruç comú
Chinese非洲鸵鸟
Chinese (Traditional)鴕鳥
ChuvashАфрика страусĕ
Cornishstrus
Croatiannoj
Czechpštros dvouprstý, pštros
DanishMasaistruds, Struds
DutchStruisvogel
Esperantostruto
Estonianjaanalind
FaroeseStrussur, strutsur
Finnishstrutsi
Frenchautruche, Autruche d'Afrique, Autruche d’Afrique, Autruche d'Afrique (camelus)
Frisianstrúsfûgel
GalicianAvestruz
GermanStrauß, Nordafrikanische Strauß, Strauss, Arabischer Strauß
Greekstrouthokamilos, στρουθοκάμηλος, Στρoυθoκάμηλoς
Hebrewיען
Hungarianstrucc
IcelandicStrútur
Irishostrais, ostrais Thua-Afracach, avestruz
ItalianStruzzo, Struzzo comune
Japaneseダチョウ
Kazakhафрикалық түйеқұс, Африка түйеқұсы, түйеқұс, африкалық страус
LatvianĀfrikas strauss, strauss
LithuanianAfrikinis strutis, strutis
LuxembourgishStrauss
MacedonianНој, ноj, noj
Malteseostriċ, Naghma, ngħam, Nama, nagħma komuni, nagħma
Manxostriçh, eean roie, Ostrish
Mongolianтэмээн хяруул
Northern SamiStruhcca
Norwegianslettestruts, struts
Norwegian NynorskSlettestruts
Occitanestruci
Polishstruś czerwonoskóry, strus czerwonoskóry, struś, Struś masajski, Struś północnoafrykański
Portugueseavestruz, avestruz-comum
Romanianastrechi barimatango, struţ, strut
Romanshstrut
Russianstraus, страус, Африканский страус
Sardinianistrutzu, a-bistrussu
SerbianNoj, ноj, Ној, Hoj
ShonaMhou
Slovakpštros dvojprstý, pštros
Sloveniannoj
SpanishAvestruz común, Avestruz
SwahiliMbuni
SwedishMasajstruts, struts
Tajikшутурмурғи африкоӣ, шутурмурғ
Tatarтәвәкош , тәвә кош, тәвә кошы, страус, Африка тәвә кошы , тәвә, тәвәкошы
TsongaYinca
TswanaMpshe
TurkishDevekuşu
Turkmendüýeguş, devekuşu, ق وشدوی ه
Ukrainianстраус, straus, страус африканський
UzbekАфрика туяқуши
Welshestrys
XhosaInciniba
ZuluiNtshe