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Greater Rhea

Rhea americana
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Ñandú
Ema
Family: Rheidae
Order: Rheiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Ayacucho

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 79271
  Adult
Ayacucho
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/22/2015
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 21218
♂ ♀ Ayacucho
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/07/2013
Santiago Juan Torres



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
231225720/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Prov. 29, Ayacucho1Gabriel Carbajales
159146905/06/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresParaje El Deslinde, Ayacucho1Santiago Juan Torres
146397021/09/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresLangueyú - Ruta 29, Ayacucho1Carlos Enrique Alvarez
44990506/07/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Deslinde, AyacuchoSantiago Juan Torres
39651631/01/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresAyacuchoSantiago Juan Torres
40166021/01/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresAyacuchoNatalia Mufato
33001918/09/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresAyacuchoSantiago Juan Torres
23197722/01/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Deslinde, AyacuchoSantiago Juan Torres
11485108/02/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresAyacuchoJuan Manuel Rubio
5792307/04/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 74, AyacuchoSantiago Juan Torres
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Bibliography related


Artículo Lucero, F. y J. C. Chebez. 2011. Nuevas citas y ampliación de la distribución de algunas aves en las provincias de San Juan, Mendoza y La Rioja. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 71. Fundación Félix de Azara.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.