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Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus Linnaeus, C 1758

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845931
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Marc Anderson 2023-09-08 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) song - [sono] 834116
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) song - [sono] 1080575
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) uncertain, '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)

845936
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845925
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845942
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) uncertain, '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)

845935
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845928
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Marc Anderson 2023-09-08 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) song - [sono] 834114
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845929
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845933
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, '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)

845946
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) song - [sono] 1080574
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845930
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Bird User 2022-06-09 , Limpopo Province (South Africa)   -   545054311
macaulaylibrary.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus australis Frank Lambert 2019-10-30 Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane, Limpopo, Pietersburg (South Africa) (1300 m) call, juvenile -

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

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

516153
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Marc Anderson 2023-09-09 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) song - [sono] 1080577
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845920
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, '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)

845947
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2019-10-09 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845945
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2021-10-28 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845940
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Michael Chiappone 2020-07-01 Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas, Bosque (United States) (200 m) call, 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)

845927
xeno-canto.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus Bird User 2022-06-09 , Limpopo Province (South Africa)   -   545053831
macaulaylibrary.org
Common Ostrich - Struthio camelus African Bioacoustics Community 2025-11-25 City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Kuils River (South Africa) (130 m)   -

-3dB normalised.

Vocalising as they aggressively chase each other.

11+ individuals

Recordist - A.Karamitsos

1059946
xeno-canto.org
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