Masai ostrich

Masai ostrich
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Struthioniformes
Family:	Struthionidae
Genus:	Struthio
Species:	S. camelus
Subspecies:	S. c. massaicus
Trinomial name
	Struthio camelus massaicus; (Neumann, 1898)
Masai subspecies (S. c. massaicus)

The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus), also known as the pink-necked ostrich or East African ostrich, is a large subspecies of the common ostrich native to East Africa.^[1] Today it is farmed for eggs, meat and feathers.

References

↑ Sauer, E. G. Franz; Sauer, Eleonore M. (1966-01-01). "Social Behaviour of the South African Ostrich, Struthio Camelus Australis". Ostrich. 37 (sup1): 183–191. doi:10.1080/00306525.1966.9639797. ISSN 0030-6525.

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[1] Sauer, E. G. Franz; Sauer, Eleonore M. (1966-01-01). "Social Behaviour of the South African Ostrich, Struthio Camelus Australis". Ostrich. 37 (sup1): 183–191. doi:10.1080/00306525.1966.9639797. ISSN 0030-6525.