Mystery bird: Ostrich, Struthio camelus Ostrich, Struthio camelus , also known as the (north) African ostrich, Arabian ostrich, or as the common ostrich, photographed at Wellington , New Zealand. Image: Tony Wills , 6 May 2007 ( Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license) [ velociraptorize ]. Olympus C750UZ, 27.9 mm,