An order of large, flightless, fast-running birds represented today by the ostriches, native to Africa, with powerful legs and only two toes on each foot, an adaptation for speed unique among living birds.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ840849, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Struthioniformes
Wikidata Q840849, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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