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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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Species photographs

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Foto
Photography ID: 575198
  Adult
Salinas del Diamante
Mendoza
Argentina
02/26/2024
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 495016
  Adult
Piedra del Águila
Neuquén
Argentina
05/15/2022
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 495015
  Adult
Piedra del Águila
Neuquén
Argentina
05/15/2022
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 495014
  Adult
Piedra del Águila
Neuquén
Argentina
05/15/2022
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 252867
  Adult
Catan lil
Neuquén
Argentina
02/21/2018
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 218055
  Adult
Villa El Chocón
Neuquén
Argentina
09/06/2017
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 167704
  Adult
Ruta Provincial 46
Neuquén
Argentina
09/06/2016
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 151432
  Adult
Valle del Collon Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
05/24/2016
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 107532
  Adult
Ruta 40
Neuquén
Argentina
07/27/2015
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 105045
  Adult
Ruta 237
Neuquén
Argentina
07/06/2015
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 105044
  Adult
Picún Leufú
Neuquén
Argentina
07/06/2015
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 38055
  Adult
Piedra del Águila
Neuquén
Argentina
02/05/2014
Eduardo Cusano



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Video ID: 2681
  Adult
Villa El Chocón
Neuquén
Argentina
09/06/2017
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
200919926/02/2024ArgentinaMendozaSalinas del DiamanteEduardo Cusano
158739215/05/2022ArgentinaNeuquénPiedra del ÁguilaEduardo Cusano
71100121/02/2018ArgentinaNeuquénCatan lilEduardo Cusano
61217206/09/2017ArgentinaNeuquénVilla El ChocónEduardo Cusano
47802206/09/2016ArgentinaNeuquénCañadon Santo Domingo, Ruta Provincial 46Eduardo Cusano
43868624/05/2016ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 234 cercanias de Alicura, Valle del Collon CuraEduardo Cusano
30979727/07/2015ArgentinaNeuquénKm 2401, Ruta 40Eduardo Cusano
30202806/07/2015ArgentinaNeuquénEl Chocon, Ruta 237Eduardo Cusano
30202706/07/2015ArgentinaNeuquénPicún LeufúEduardo Cusano
10953605/02/2014ArgentinaNeuquénPiedra del ÁguilaEduardo Cusano
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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 23/09/2026.