South African ostrich

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| name = South African ostrich

| image = Avestruz de cuello azul (Struthio camelus australis), cabo de Buena Esparanza, Sudáfrica, 2018-07-23, DD 86.jpg

| image_caption = Male at Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

| image2 = Struthio camelus - Etosha 2014 (2).jpg

| image2_caption = Female at Etosha National Park, Namibia

| genus = Struthio

| species = camelus

| subspecies = australis

| authority = (Gurney, 1868)

| range_map = Struthio camelus distribution.svg

| range_map_caption = Struthio camelus distribution map

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|{{Color box|#FF7166|border=darkgray}} South African subspecies (S. c. australis)

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The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa. It is widely farmed for its meat, eggs and feathers.