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

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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

Number of Photography: 990

Photography ID: 686675
Adult
Bahía San Blas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/13/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey

Photography ID: 685402
♂ Adult
Goya
Corrientes
Argentina
04/19/2026
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 685261
Adult
Cruz de los Milagros
Corrientes
Argentina
04/19/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 684071
Adult
Dto Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
03/23/2026
Guillermo Marcaida

Photography ID: 683071
Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
04/15/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey

Photography ID: 683027
Quehué
La Pampa
Argentina
03/23/2026
Elsa Longo

Photography ID: 682776
Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/29/2023
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche

Photography ID: 681597
Adult
Ruta provincial 40
Corrientes
Argentina
04/03/2026
Dolores Fernandez

Photography ID: 680971
Adult
Laprida
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/26/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta

Photography ID: 679574
Adult
Carmen de Patagones
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/27/2026
Fernando Alberto Segura

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

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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: 3450

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2469803

13/05/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

A unos 25 km de Bahia San Blas, Bahía San Blas

Hugo Alberto Valderrey

2469713

13/05/2026

15:38

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Acceso A Balneario Orense

Santiago Juan Torres

2469658

13/05/2026

13:11

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Acceso A Balneario Orense

Santiago Juan Torres

2468514

09/05/2026

Argentina

Entre Ríos

Área Natural Protegida Don Sebastián

Faustino Hollmann

2468349

09/05/2026

15:15

Argentina

Corrientes

Camino del Camba Trapo

Aluminé Sangorrín

2468216

09/05/2026

09:34

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta sin nombrar

Aluminé Sangorrín

2468196

09/05/2026

09:01

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta sin nombrar

Aluminé Sangorrín

2468137

09/05/2026

08:12

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta sin nombrar

Aluminé Sangorrín

2468105

09/05/2026

07:52

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta Provincial 40

Aluminé Sangorrín

2466233

02/05/2026

Argentina

Corrientes

Yellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú Cuatiá

Gabriel Carbajales

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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.