Struthioniformes (Ostriches)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Struthio camelus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU

Struthio molybdophanes

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ostriches

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~80%
	Common Ostrich			~80%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~70%
	Common Ostrich			~70%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Common Ostrich			~60%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Common Ostrich			~60%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Somali Ostrich			~60%
	Common Ostrich			<5%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~50%
	Common Ostrich			~50%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Common Ostrich			~50%
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Common Ostrich			~50%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Common Ostrich			~50%
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Common Ostrich			~40%
11	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~30%
	Somali Ostrich			Insufficient data
12	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~20%
	Common Ostrich			~20%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Common Ostrich			~20%
	Somali Ostrich			<5%
14	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Common Ostrich			~20%
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Common Ostrich			~20%
16	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Common Ostrich			~20%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Somali Ostrich			~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
18	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
19	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Somali Ostrich			~10%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
20	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
22	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
23	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
24	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
26	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Common Ostrich			~10%
27	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			<5%
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
30	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			<5%
31	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
32	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
33	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
34	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data
36	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Ostrich			Insufficient data

Ostriches

Species in this group

Common Ostrich

Somali Ostrich

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ostriches

Parks Ranked