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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


Description


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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Species photographs

Count: 613

Foto
Photography ID: 705559
  Adult
Antofagasta de la Sierra
Catamarca
Argentina
09/08/2026
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 695437
♂ ♀ Comodoro Rivadavia
Chubut
Argentina
04/05/2026
Guillermo Enrique Rost
Foto
Photography ID: 693124
  Adult
Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
06/26/2026
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 688288
  Adult
Rn60
Catamarca
Argentina
10/13/2016
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 683934
  Adult
Los Antiguos
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/25/2025
Jose Luis Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 682959
  Adult
Antofalla
Catamarca
Argentina
03/30/2026
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 678764
  Adult
Ruta 237 Km 1455
Río Negro
Argentina
02/18/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 677587
  Adult
Ruta 237 Km 1455
Río Negro
Argentina
02/17/2026
Guillermo Marcaida



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Species videos

Count: 7





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Species records

Count: 1582



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252992808/09/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaCercanías de El Peñón y Laguna Grande, Antofagasta de la SierraEnrique Sanz
248766526/06/2026ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
246757903/05/2026ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencio3Emilio Martin Perez
249506002/05/202619:13ArgentinaChubutSarmiento25Guillermo Enrique Rost
246179316/04/2026ArgentinaChubutRuta 25 (entre Paso de Indios y Tecka)Zulima América Schupbach
245921711/04/202612:15ArgentinaRío NegroRuta Nacional 23 132-1269Mariano Costa
249572705/04/202610:29ArgentinaChubutpampa del castillo, Comodoro Rivadavia12Guillermo Enrique Rost
246059430/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaVega Colorada, AntofallaGustavo Pascuas
245254625/03/2026ArgentinaNeuquénRío Collón Curá, Collón Cura7Hugo Caverzasi
244958918/02/2026ArgentinaRío NegroRuta 237 Km 1455Elsa Longo
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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.