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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: 678764
  Adult
Ruta 237 Km 1455
Río Negro
Argentina
02/18/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 626101
  Adult
Parque Nacional Monte León
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/27/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 626100
  Adult
Parque Nacional Monte León
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/27/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 491593
 Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
03/05/2022
Elsa Longo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244958918/02/2026ArgentinaRío NegroRuta 237 Km 1455Elsa Longo
227253403/02/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 11 entre El Calafate y Parque nacional Los Glaciares1Elsa Longo
226205927/01/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónElsa Longo
174865202/03/2023ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 22, Zapala7Elsa Longo
157493005/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaRuta Prov. 52, camino a Villavicencio, UspallataElsa Longo
152619501/12/2021ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna Blanca10Elsa Longo
119671213/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 97 . Ripio a Cueva de las Manos, Bajo CaracolesElsa Longo
118652404/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo, Monumento Natural Bosques PetrificadosElsa Longo
118160904/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 3 al sur de Caleta Olivia, Caleta OliviaElsa Longo
70485221/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna BlancaElsa Longo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 05/04/2026.