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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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Foto
Photography ID: 617977
♂ ♀ Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/06/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 617975
♂ ♀ Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/06/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 617973
♀  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/06/2025
Zulima América Schupbach



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246179316/04/2026ArgentinaChubutRuta 25 (entre Paso de Indios y Tecka)Zulima América Schupbach
237637512/10/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzEstancia El CorrentosoZulima América Schupbach
237474902/10/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta provincial 5 al CalafateZulima América Schupbach
224633618/01/2025ArgentinaChubutRuta 3 entre Garayalde y MalaspinaZulima América Schupbach
223171606/01/2025ArgentinaChubutCerro Avanzado, Puerto MadrynZulima América Schupbach
223071102/01/2025ArgentinaChubutRuta 1 camino a Isla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
196299730/01/2024ArgentinaChubutEntre Trelew y Gaiman, Valle Inferior del Río Chubut (VIRCH)Zulima América Schupbach
141343106/06/2021ArgentinaRío NegroRn251, entre Gral. Conesa y San Antonio Oeste1Zulima América Schupbach
137466121/02/2021ArgentinaChubutPampa de Agnia, Ruta 25Zulima América Schupbach
138009329/01/2021ArgentinaChubutCamino a Punta Delgada, Área Natural Protegida Península Valdés30Zulima América Schupbach
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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.