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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 Uruguay

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 652396
♂ ♀  Adult
Bajo Hondo
Lavalleja
Uruguay
09/14/2025
Àlvaro Riccetto Revello
Foto
Photography ID: 640112
♂  Adult
Via sin Nombre
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
02/02/2025
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 507472
  Adult
Arerunguá
Salto
Uruguay
05/14/2022
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 481655
♂  Adult
Gaetán
Lavalleja
Uruguay
02/07/2022
Carlos Crocce
Foto
Photography ID: 473036
♂  Adult
Paso de cañas
Salto
Uruguay
11/12/2021
Luciano Buck
Foto
Photography ID: 467210
  Adult
La Calera del Rey
Maldonado
Uruguay
10/20/2021
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 447026
  Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/22/2017
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 394764
  Adult
Ruta 8
Lavalleja
Uruguay
01/26/2020
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 323644
  Adult
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
11/24/2018
Analía García
Foto
Photography ID: 316116
  Adult
Ruta 3
Salto
Uruguay
02/08/2019
Jorge Schlemmer



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 3435
♂ ♀  Adult
Potreros de Arerunguá
Salto
Uruguay
09/20/2016
Guillermo Menéndez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242792130/01/2026UruguaySaltoRuta 2622Gabriel Carbajales
238164201/11/2025UruguaySaltoA orillas del río Arapey, Termas de Arapey6Pablo Bruni
237172205/10/2025UruguaySaltoRuta 267Gabriel Carbajales
237160304/10/2025UruguayRiveraLaureles1Gabriel Carbajales
237158104/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstación Laureles3Gabriel Carbajales
237139803/10/2025UruguayPaysandúRuta 266Gabriel Carbajales
236102314/09/2025UruguayLavallejaBajo HondoÀlvaro Riccetto Revello
234153708/08/2025UruguayPaysandúRuta 35Pablo Bruni
230742902/02/2025UruguayTacuarembo-31.361, -55.972, Via sin Nombre1Eugenia Boggiano
230718101/02/2025UruguayTacuarembo2Eugenia Boggiano
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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.