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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: 393617
  Adult
Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/13/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 393294
  Adult
Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/12/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 393283
  Immature
Pico Truncado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/12/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 390048
  Juvenile
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/07/2020
Jorge Schlemmer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
123449813/03/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzPortal Cañadon Pinturas, Parque Nacional PatagoniaJorge Schlemmer
123402312/03/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzPortal Cañadon Pinturas, Parque Nacional PatagoniaJorge Schlemmer
123401112/03/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzPico TruncadoJorge Schlemmer
121559907/03/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 281 Puerto Deseado-jaramillo, Puerto DeseadoJorge Schlemmer
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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.