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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Records from Argentina

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

Last published photographs

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: 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

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Last Filmings published

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

Video ID: 4763
♂ ♀ Adult
Departamento Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/20/2021
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez

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2456429

03/04/2026

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta provincial 40

Dolores Fernandez

2455775

03/04/2026

09:18

Argentina

Corrientes

Ruta Provincial 40

Dolores Fernandez

2455237

26/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Laprida

Liliana Rubilar Puerta

2452312

26/03/2026

Argentina

Entre Ríos

Perdices

Diego Oscar

2451200

22/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra

Luis Cesar Tejo

2450975

22/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra

Daniela Espinosa

2449719

22/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Camino de acceso Laguna de Saavedra

Diego Oscar

2455472

18/03/2026

Argentina

Entre Ríos

Parque Nacional El Palmar

Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez

2451641

18/03/2026

Argentina

Entre Ríos

Caminos rurales, Villa Elisa

Pablo Bruni

2447140

15/03/2026

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Ea. El Palenque

Alec Earnshaw

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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.