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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

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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
216802307/10/2024ArgentinaChubutReserva San Pablo de Valdes cerca Ruta 2, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPablo Marcelo Meyer
196555926/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónPablo Marcelo Meyer
195346117/01/2024ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaRuta 9 antes de llegar a Punta ArenasPablo Marcelo Meyer
194051906/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Patagonia Posta Los Toldos, Parque Nacional PatagoniaPablo Marcelo Meyer
85855028/04/2018ArgentinaChubutRuta 2 ingreso a Península, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPablo Marcelo Meyer
64743608/10/2017ArgentinaChubutCaleta Valdés, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPablo Marcelo Meyer
64129918/04/2017ArgentinaChubutRuta Provincial 47 cerca de Punta Cantor, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPablo Marcelo Meyer
64130013/04/2017ArgentinaChubutRuta Provincial 47 entre Punta Cantor y Punta Delgada, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPablo Marcelo Meyer
36868915/10/2015ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta TomboPablo Marcelo Meyer
36869012/10/2015ArgentinaChubutCaleta Valdés, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésPablo Marcelo Meyer
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.