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Rhea pennata

Lesser Rhea


Rhea pennata

d´Orbigny, 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: 614

Foto
Photography ID: 709372
  Adult
Villa Vil
Catamarca
Argentina
09/14/2026
Carlos F. Danti
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: 1627



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
262836914/09/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaRuta P43, Villa VilCarlos F. Danti
252992808/09/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaCercanías de El Peñón y Laguna Grande, Antofagasta de la SierraEnrique Sanz
248766526/06/2026ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencioEmilio Martin Perez
263050028/05/2026ArgentinaSaltaRuta Provincial 27, Salta, AR, Los Andes2Facundo Gandoy
263050516/05/2026ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5, Jujuy, AR (-22,152, -65,395), Yavi2Facundo Gandoy
254318816/05/2026ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5, Jujuy, AR (-22,152, -65,395), Yavi2Giselle Mangini
263050614/05/2026ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5, Jujuy, AR, Yavi2Facundo Gandoy
254318914/05/2026ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 5, Jujuy, AR, Yavi2Giselle Mangini
246757903/05/2026ArgentinaMendozaVillavicencio3Emilio Martin Perez
249506002/05/202619:13ArgentinaChubutSarmiento25Guillermo Enrique Rost
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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 07/11/2026.