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Arabian ostrich

Scientific name: Struthio camelus syriacus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0070

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আরব উটপাখি
Arabischer Strauß
Avestruz árabe
شترمرغ عربی
Autruche d'Arabie
अरबी शुतुरमुर्ग
Burung unta Arab
Burung unta Arab
Avestruz-árabe
Аравийский страус
Arap devekuşu
عربی شتر مرغ
阿拉伯鸵鸟

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النعام العربي
Arabian ostrich

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1OSME Region List of Bird Taxa, v10.1, Part A: Non-PasserinesSRC-366
2Smithsonian's National Zoo — Ostrich (Struthio camelus)SRC-197
3Robinson & Matthee 1999 — Molecular genetic relationships of the extinct Arabian ostrichSRC-065
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Struthio camelus syriacus Rothschild, 1919SRC-217
5Common Ostrich Struthio camelus — species factsheet text (BirdLife DataZone data; public page https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/common-ostrich-struthio-camelus)SRC-363

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The Arabian ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus) is an extinct ostrich subspecies that lived in Arabia.

SRC-065 · SRC-217

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3Robinson & Matthee 1999 — Molecular genetic relationships of the extinct Arabian ostrichSRC-065
4GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Struthio camelus syriacus Rothschild, 1919SRC-217

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