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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
243354215/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénQuemquemtreu4Nicolas Olejnik
237449114/10/2025ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 50, Valle del Rio Collon Cura5Nicolas Olejnik
227002304/04/202515:19ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 275Nicolas Olejnik
227001804/04/202515:24ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 272Nicolas Olejnik
227001304/04/202515:42ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 2886Nicolas Olejnik
227001204/04/202515:46ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 28811Nicolas Olejnik
227000904/04/202515:53ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 2881Nicolas Olejnik
227000804/04/202515:55ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 2882Nicolas Olejnik
227000304/04/202516:04ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 2881Nicolas Olejnik
227000104/04/202516:14ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 2888Nicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.