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Rhea pennata

Lesser Rhea


Rhea pennata

d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
Choique
Family: Rheidae
Order: Rheiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Taxonomic Notes:

-10/12/2022: HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 stopped considering the Andean Rhea (Rhea tarapacensis) as a full species (unlike v6), nor do IOC v12.2 and Birds of the World 2022, so in EcoRegistros we began considering it as a subspecies of the Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata).




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Foto
Photography ID: 195227
  Juvenile
Villamar
Potosí
Bolivia
11/02/2016
Carlos Villa
Foto
Photography ID: 142005
  Adult
Camino a oruro
Oruro
Bolivia
02/11/2016
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 105117
  Adult
Ruta a San Antonio de Lipez
Potosí
Bolivia
01/11/2013
Martin Ferrari



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
68164613/01/2018BoliviaPotosíMallkuSebastián Rozadilla
55489602/11/2016BoliviaPotosíVillamarCarlos Villa
41294412/02/2016BoliviaOruroCamino a oruroPablo Eguia
54815211/02/2016BoliviaOruroCamino a oruroPablo Eguia
24992818/01/2015BoliviaPotosíRuta entre San Cristobal y UyuniVirginia Bonifacio
54814918/01/2015BoliviaPotosíReserva de Fauna Andina Eduardo AvaroaEugenia Boggiano
30214412/01/2013BoliviaPotosíQuetena ChicoMartin Ferrari
54814811/01/2013BoliviaPotosíRuta a San Antonio de LipezMartin Ferrari
25054722/02/2004BoliviaPotosíLaguna Pasto Grande, Salar de UyuniSebastián Dardanelli
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.