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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 Parque Costero del Sur

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Photography ID: 223766
♂ ♀  Adult
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/15/2017
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 173152
  Adult
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/30/2016
Mauricio Secchi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
131641721/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del Sur5Diego Oscar
70782327/02/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
64419820/11/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurRodolfo Seró
62984615/10/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a Alvarez Jonte, Parque Costero del SurSergio Gabriel Borrillo
57593314/05/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del Sur3Sebastián Martín Santiago
57537714/05/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del Sur3Diego Oscar
49761030/10/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurMauricio Secchi
49713630/10/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del Sur4Diego Oscar
46677715/08/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurLuis Emilio Lorenzo
42202720/03/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurEugenia Boggiano
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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 25/03/2026.