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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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Photography ID: 461520
  Juvenile
San José de Jáchal
San Juan
Argentina
09/04/2021
Francisco Lucero
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Photography ID: 365152
♂  Adult
Iglesia
San Juan
Argentina
04/26/2009
Manuel Godoy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226208205/02/2025ArgentinaSan JuanParque Nacional El LeoncitoGustavo Daniel González
146112704/09/2021ArgentinaSan JuanSan José de JáchalFrancisco Lucero
146109820/01/2020ArgentinaSan JuanCamino a Los Caserones, Reserva de Biosfera San GuillermoEugenia Boggiano
118183420/01/2020ArgentinaSan JuanReserva de Biosfera San GuillermoVictor Hugo Michelini
117650720/01/2020ArgentinaSan JuanReserva de Biosfera San GuillermoLuis Emilio Lorenzo
95940224/04/2019ArgentinaSan JuanPampa del Leoncito, Parque Nacional El LeoncitoEduardo Militello
88038323/01/2019ArgentinaSan JuanReserva de usos múltiples Don CarmeloRomán Montero
41894926/03/2016ArgentinaSan JuanParque Provincial IschigualastoHernán Tolosa
113940826/04/2009ArgentinaSan JuanTocota Ruta 412, IglesiaManuel Godoy
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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 09/10/2026.