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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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Photography ID: 345690
  Adult
General Lamadrid
La Rioja
Argentina
01/20/2019
Andres Teran



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
155510227/01/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzEstancia Laguna VerdeAndres Teran
155185119/01/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Provincial Cabo VirgenesAndres Teran
154922815/01/2022ArgentinaChubutReserva Cabo dos BahíasAndres Teran
154416414/01/2022ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésAndres Teran
113608311/11/2019ArgentinaJujuySanta CatalinaAndres Teran
88248720/01/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaGeneral Lamadrid1Andres Teran
41930402/03/2016ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 40 cerca de Gobernador Gregores50Andres Teran
11953802/03/2014ArgentinaChubutRuta Nacional 3 entre Madryn y TrelewAndres Teran
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Citation recommended:

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