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Lesser Rhea

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

Subspecies:

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: 636817
♂ ♀ Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
04/05/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 590947
 Villa El Chocón
Neuquén
Argentina
03/19/2021
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 590946
 Villa El Chocón
Neuquén
Argentina
03/19/2021
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 587166
♂ ♀ Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
12/30/2021
Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
Foto
Photography ID: 584155
  Adult
Añelo
Neuquén
Argentina
10/20/2020
Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
Foto
Photography ID: 582050
  Adult
Ruta Nacional 237
Neuquén
Argentina
04/21/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 581786
  Adult
Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
04/13/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 573457
  Adult
Ruta Nacional 237
Neuquén
Argentina
03/01/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 537191
  Adult
Yacimiento El Trapial
Neuquén
Argentina
06/01/2023
Diego Alfonso Rosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245254625/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénRío Collón Curá, Collón Cura7Hugo Caverzasi
243354215/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénQuemquemtreu4Nicolas Olejnik
240879007/12/202514:28ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 40Mariano Costa
240878507/12/202512:41ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Provincial 46Mariano Costa
237449114/10/2025ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 50, Valle del Rio Collon Cura5Nicolas Olejnik
232706524/07/2025ArgentinaNeuquénCollón Cura2Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
231397805/07/202515:29ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 223María Cecilia De Larminat
231395204/07/2025ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 22 entre Zapala y Crutral Co2Magdalena Gerez De Larminat
231371704/07/202514:21ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 22 13922María Cecilia De Larminat
230510714/06/202516:47ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 234 44, Neuquén3María Cecilia De Larminat
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.