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: 985

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

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

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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: 3434

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2459325

12/04/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino E/ Ruta Nacional 33 y Ea La Josefina

Silvia Ana González

2459064

12/04/2026

Uruguay

Tacuarembo

Camino de la escuela

Gabriel Carbajales

2457687

12/04/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino E/ Ruta Nacional 33 y Ea La Josefina

Diego Oscar

2459291

11/04/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Entre laguna Los Flamencos y las Encadenadas, Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra

Silvia Ana González

2458932

11/04/2026

Uruguay

Tacuarembo

Estación Laureles

Gabriel Carbajales

2457652

11/04/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Entre laguna Los Flamencos y las Encadenadas, Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra

Diego Oscar

2458776

10/04/2026

Uruguay

Salto

Ruta 26

Gabriel Carbajales

2458768

10/04/2026

Uruguay

Paysandú

Ruta 26 Brigadier General Leandro Gómez, Tambores

Gabriel Carbajales

2456429

03/04/2026

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta provincial 40

Dolores Fernandez

2455775

03/04/2026

09:18

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta Provincial 40

Dolores Fernandez

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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.