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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

Subspecies:

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: 629449
  Adult
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Catamarca
Argentina
03/23/2025
Héctor Schreiber
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Photography ID: 363027
  Adult
Bajo Caracoles
Santa Cruz
Argentina
10/24/2019
Héctor Schreiber



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226981323/03/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaReserva Provincial Laguna Grande, Antofagasta de la SierraHéctor Schreiber
113391124/10/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 97 . Ripio a Cueva de las Manos, Bajo CaracolesHéctor Schreiber
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Citation recommended:

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