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Masai ostrich
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The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus), also known as the East African ostrich is a red-necked subspecies variety of the common ostrich and is endemic to East Africa.[2][3] It is one of the largest birds in the world, second only to its sister subspecies Struthio camelus camelus.[4] Today it is hunted and farmed for eggs, meat, and feathers.[5][6]
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Domain: | Eukaryota | ||
Kingdom: | Animalia | ||
Phylum: | Chordata | ||
Class: | Aves | ||
Infraclass: | Palaeognathae | ||
Order: | Struthioniformes | ||
Family: | Struthionidae | ||
Genus: | Struthio | ||
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Subspecies: | S. c. massaicus | ||
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Struthio camelus massaicus | |||
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