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Greater Rhea

Rhea americana
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Ñandú
Ema
Family: Rheidae
Order: Rheiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Bahía Blanca

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 674250
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2026
Lucas Martín
Foto
Photography ID: 645732
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/29/2025
Lucas Martín
Foto
Photography ID: 632942
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/01/2025
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 580604
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/13/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 580098
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/11/2024
Lucas Martín
Foto
Photography ID: 491689
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/23/2022
Lucas Martín
Foto
Photography ID: 415968
♂ ♀  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/24/2018
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 357616
  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/19/2019
Diego Hernán Pérez
Foto
Photography ID: 118519
♂ ♀  Adult
Bahía Blanca
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/10/2015
Diego Hernán Pérez



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243684620/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de la carrindanga, Bahía BlancaLucas Martín
232919029/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de la carrindanga, Bahía BlancaLucas Martín
228247701/05/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Eólico La Genoveva, Bahía BlancaJuan Manuel Canepa
202334913/04/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresBahía BlancaJorge Schlemmer
202264611/04/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de la carrindanga, Bahía BlancaLucas Martín
197354411/02/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEn el camino, Bahía Blanca36Samuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
157538223/04/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de la carrindanga, Bahía BlancaLucas Martín
111624019/10/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuente Canesa, Bahía BlancaDiego Hernán Pérez
130304624/09/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuente Canesa, Bahía BlancaFernando Naifleisch
59466214/07/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresBahía BlancaFacundo Rosati
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Bibliography related


Artículo 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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.