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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: 574299
  Adult
Bahía Bustamante
Chubut
Argentina
01/29/2024
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 574239
  Fledgling
Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/19/2024
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 574238
  Adult
Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/19/2024
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 574003
  Fledgling
Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/19/2024
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 574002
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/19/2024
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 520705
  Adult
Cortaderas
Catamarca
Argentina
12/14/2022
Max Uranga



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
200707529/01/2024ArgentinaChubutBahía BustamanteMax Uranga
200597819/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzLa Posta de Los Toldos, Parque Nacional PatagoniaMax Uranga
170069314/12/2022ArgentinaCatamarcaCortaderasMax Uranga
170044609/12/2022ArgentinaChubutEstancia rincon chico, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésMax Uranga
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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 27/09/2026.