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Rhea pennata

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


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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244587617/02/2026ArgentinaRío NegroRuta 237 Km 1455Guillermo Marcaida
226834527/01/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónGuillermo Marcaida
175374102/03/2023ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 22, Zapala7Guillermo Marcaida
156741505/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural VillavicencioGuillermo Marcaida
152909701/12/2021ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna Blanca10Guillermo Marcaida
119584613/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 97 . Ripio a Cueva de las Manos, Bajo CaracolesGuillermo Marcaida
118605704/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzMonumento Natural Bosques PetrificadosGuillermo Marcaida
118604404/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzA orillas de ruta 3 entre Caleta Olivia y Comodoro Rivadavia, Caleta Olivia3Guillermo Marcaida
70326302/02/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 281 Puerto Deseado-jaramillo, Puerto DeseadoGuillermo Marcaida
69846821/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 46, Parque Nacional Laguna BlancaGuillermo Marcaida
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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.