Struthio camelus

Ostrich at Steeple Flat, NSW

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Identification history

	Struthio camelus	12 Jun 2018	ChrisDavey
	Struthio camelus	10 Jun 2018	YumiCallaway

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User's notes

Quick shot when suddenly noticed it on the side of the highway in a clearing surrounded by fairly dense forests and woodland. Photo isn't great quality, but black back plumage and white neck and head seems to suggest an ostrich, and posture is of the ratite family.

3 comments

michaelb wrote:

11 Jun 2018

An interesting find !!
See the following for ostriches in Australia:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:44fbaf1a-a7ef-4780-8693-d342ee3aa88e

Illilanga wrote:

11 Jun 2018

Where was this Yumi? If it was along the Monaro Highway near Bredbo, then it is a "legacy" farm ostrich. Well known to locals. :) Sandra

YumiCallaway wrote:

11 Jun 2018

Thanks Michael! The location of my sighting doesn't seem to overlap with any recorded on the atlas...the closest sighting is one along Monaro HWY, probably the one Sandra mentioned. We were heading towards Bemboka along the Snowy Mountains HWY about 60-70km south of Bredbo. It was feeding in open area 50-100m south to the highway, about 200m northwest to Bombala River.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.356878 -36.608850
Altitude 1108.0m
Places Steeple Flat, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Apr 2018 01:38 PM Recorded on
YumiCallaway Recorded by

Species information

Struthio camelus Scientific name
Ostrich Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor Weed or Pest
88.88m to 1108m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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