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Rhea pennata

Lesser Rhea


Rhea pennata

d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
Choique
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: 515989
  Adult
Ruta nacional 40
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/26/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 515861
  Adult
Reserva Cabo dos Bahías
Chubut
Argentina
01/15/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 383840
  Adult
Ruta 3 km 2215
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/04/2020
Andrés Cecconi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
175722003/01/2023ArgentinaNeuquénParque Nacional Laguna BlancaAndrés Cecconi
168099626/01/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzLago Cardiel, Ruta nacional 40Andrés Cecconi
168077215/01/2022ArgentinaChubutReserva Cabo dos BahíasAndrés Cecconi
168075614/01/2022ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Península ValdésAndrés Cecconi
150124404/11/2021ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPaso Integración AustralAndrés Cecconi
117110409/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzMiradores de Darwin, Miradores de DarwinAndrés Cecconi
117087505/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónAndrés Cecconi
119840904/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 3 km 2215Andrés Cecconi
87269812/01/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Perito MorenoAndrés Cecconi
87237911/01/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzCamino a Cañadón Río PinturasAndrés Cecconi
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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.