Common Ostrich · Struthio camelus · Linnaeus, 1758

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Subspecies

Unclassified

  • No subspecies specified
  • In background of another recording

Other Resources

Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy. External sites may use a different taxonomy.

Seasonal occurrence

  • Resident
  • Breeding
  • Non-breeding
  • Passage
  • Uncertain

44 foreground recordings and 0 background recordings of Struthio camelus . Total recording duration 8:47.

Results format:

Common name / Scientific Length Recordist Date Time Country Location Elev. (m) Type (predef. / other) Remarks Actions / Quality Cat.nr.
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:42 Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 05:00 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:40 Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 05:00 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:38 Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 21:30 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:00 Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, "Rattle"

Adult ostrich recorded in a large pen with ~50 total individuals. Associated with intraspecific aggressive behavior. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:00 Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, "Rattle"

Adult ostrich recorded in a large pen with ~50 total individuals. Associated with intraspecific aggressive behavior. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, Peeps

2 hour old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:04 Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, Booms

Adult ostrich recorded in a farm setting. Recorded in a pen not visible from recording location. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:04 Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, Booms

Adult ostrich recorded in a farm setting. Recorded in a pen not visible from recording location. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:00 Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200uncertain, "Boo"

Adult ostrich recorded in a large pen with ~50 total individuals. Associated with intraspecific aggressive behavior. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:00 Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200uncertain, "Boo"

Adult ostrich recorded in a large pen with ~50 total individuals. Associated with intraspecific aggressive behavior between males. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:02 Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, Gurgle

~1 week ostrich in an indoor farm pen isolated from others. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, chirps

~1 week old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, chirps

~1 week old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, chirps

~1 week old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, chirps

~1 week old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:02 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, chirps

~1 week old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, chirps

~1 week old juvenile ostrich in an indoor pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 ? United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, Gurgle

~1 week ostrich in an indoor farm pen isolated from others. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992)

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:41 Marc Anderson 2023-09-08 04:00 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:45 Marc Anderson 2023-09-08 04:30 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus australis 0:53 Frank Lambert 2019-10-30 08:05 South Africa Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane, Limpopo1300call

A small juvenile, evidently separated from its parent(s) and siblings. The call is very quiet, recorded from a couple of m away.

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:11 Derek Solomon 2010-02-09 07:00 South Africa Hoedspruit523call

African Rock Python hissing in foreground

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:40 Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 05:00 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:42 Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 04:30 Botswana Northern Tuli Game Reserve550song[sono]discuss icon
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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:18 African Bioacoustics Community 2025-11-25 18:44 South Africa City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape130

-3dB normalised.

Vocalising as they aggressively chase each other.

11+ individuals

Recordist - A.Karamitsos

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:02 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, "Vibrato"

~1 week old ostrich in an indoor farm pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, "Vibrato"

~1 week ostrich in an indoor farm pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:01 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, "Vibrato"

~1 week ostrich in an indoor farm pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:00 Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 15:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200call, "Vibrato"

~1 week ostrich in an indoor farm pen. Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 0:00 Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 16:30 United States Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas200uncertain, "Boo"

Adult ostrich recorded in a large pen with ~50 total individuals. Associated with intraspecific aggressive behavior, but unclear which individual made it (sex of individual unknown). Background noise has been reduced and vocalization has been normalized using Audacity. Data Associated with Chiappone et al., 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13992

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