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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
180646103/07/2023ArgentinaSaltaRuta 51, Tocomar, San Antonio de los CobresGonzalo Camiletti
153861113/01/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 29Gonzalo Camiletti
152508728/12/2021ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoGonzalo Camiletti
152338127/12/2021ArgentinaChubutPenínsula valdesGonzalo Camiletti
95719619/07/2019ArgentinaJujuyMonumento Natural Laguna de los PozuelosGonzalo Camiletti
91530019/04/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaParque Nacional Talampaya1Gonzalo Camiletti
83783212/10/2013ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida Punta Tombo1Gonzalo Camiletti
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.