Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) The Somali ostrich, also known as the blue-necked ostrich, is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Af

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Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) The Somali ostrich, 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. Photographed in Ethiopia

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Location: Eאיןםפןש
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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