Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Greater Rhea

Rhea americana

(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Ñandú
Ema

Family: Rheidae
Order: Rheiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

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Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Group	Species	Date	User
Mammals	Puma (Puma concolor)	28/02/2025	Rosemary Scoffield

Number of Photography: 981

Photography ID: 677158
Adult
Ruta 20
San Luis
Argentina
02/01/2026
Damián Carnevale

Photography ID: 674649
Squab
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
01/22/2013
Manuel Godoy

Photography ID: 674250
Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Lucas Martín

Photography ID: 673217
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/31/2026
Victor Hugo Michelini

Photography ID: 672831
♂ Adult
Las Chacras
San Luis
Argentina
01/22/2026
Manuel Godoy

Photography ID: 671830
♂ Adult
Pp Ibera - Portal San Antonio
Corrientes
Argentina
10/11/2025
Esteban Geronimo Javier Luque

Photography ID: 671306
Adult
São Roque de Minas
Minas Gerais
Brazil
10/14/2019
Ramon Moller Jensen

Photography ID: 670094
♂ ♀ Adult
Partido de Puán
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/08/2023
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea

Photography ID: 670090
♀ Adult
Sierra de la Ventana
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/28/2023
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea

Photography ID: 670087
♂ Adult
Laguna Chasico
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/23/2023
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea

Photography ID: 669476
Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/09/2008
Liliana Rubilar Puerta

Photography ID: 669012
Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
01/22/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey

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Number of Films: 12

Video ID: 6419
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brasil
09/21/2024
Hugo Caverzasi

Video ID: 5999
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
07/18/2021
Viviana Fuentes

Video ID: 4995
♂ ♀ Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/03/2021
Santos Di Mauro

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Reports

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Number of Records: 3410

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2440810

27/02/2026

Argentina

Entre Ríos

Ceibas, Ceibas

Gabriel Carbajales

2436846

20/02/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino de la carrindanga, Bahía Blanca

Lucas Martín

2434411

07/02/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Genera Lavalle

Esteban Argerich

2431593

05/02/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Pehuen Co

Martín Lépez

2445361

01/02/2026

Argentina

San Luis

Ruta 20

Damián Carnevale

2433700

31/01/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Estancia Nahuel Ruca, Mar Chiquita

Victor Hugo Michelini

2427921

30/01/2026

Uruguay

Salto

Ruta 26

Gabriel Carbajales

2421680

24/01/2026

07:38

Paraguay

Concepción

PY22

Dominic Oviedo Löwen

2432572

22/01/2026

Argentina

San Luis

Las Chacras

Manuel Godoy

2432086

22/11/2025

Argentina

Corrientes

Portal San Antonio - Parque Provincial Iberá

Pablo Richter

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Bibliography related

Lucero, F. y J. C. Chebez. 2011. Nuevas citas y ampliación de la distribución de algunas aves en las provincias de San Juan, Mendoza y La Rioja. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 71. Fundación Félix de Azara.