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.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ840849, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Struthioniformes
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Struthioniformes
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Struthioniformes" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Struthioniformes
Wikidata Q840849, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Struthioniformes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Palaeognath Bird Orders, Lead paragraphQuote, In Group: Palaeognath Bird Orders, Lead paragraph
Struthioniformes is an order of birds with a single extant family, Struthionidae, containing the ostriches.
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