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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 477820
♂ ♀  Adult
Médanos
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/19/2021
Nino A. Grangetto
Foto
Photography ID: 219239
  Adult
Médanos
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/17/2017
Ricardo Juliano



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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
241425203/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanos2Gabriel Carbajales
238237705/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanosNicolas Olejnik
228812314/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanos8Pablo Bruni
226093109/03/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanos22Nicolas Olejnik
218233502/11/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanos35Diego Oscar
213915102/09/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanos2Diego Oscar
197868020/01/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanos2Diego Oscar
152636219/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanosNino A. Grangetto
151891019/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosLa Argentina, a 25 Km al So de Médanos, Médanos6Luis Emilio Lorenzo
151455512/12/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanosMarcelo Gavensky
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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 18/03/2026.