Struthio kakesiensis

{{Short description|Extinct species of bird}}

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|fossil_range = {{fossil range|Late Miocene|Early Pliocene}}

|taxon = Struthio kakesiensis

|authority = Harrison & Msuya, 2005

}}

Struthio kakesiensis is an extinct oospecies of ratite bird known from eggshell fossils found in Laetoli, Tanzania. It was related to the modern day Struthio.{{cite journal|last1=Harrison|first1=T.|last2=Msuya|first2=C. P.|year=2005|title=Fossil struthionid eggshells from Laetoli, Tanzania: Taxonomic and biostratigraphic significance|journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences|volume=41|issue=4|pages=303–315|doi=10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.001}}