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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 Dto Utracán

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Near Threatened

Synonyms: Struthio americanus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 648913
  Adult
Dto Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
08/23/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 574403
  Adult
Dto Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
02/29/2024
Marcelo Fabio Dolsan
Foto
Photography ID: 566414
  Adult
Dto Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
01/22/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 411601
  Adult
Dto Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
02/09/2020
Guillermo C Olivero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234793423/08/2025ArgentinaLa PampaCercanias Laguna de Utracán, Dto UtracánHugo Alberto Valderrey
200723329/02/2024ArgentinaLa PampaCercanías a la Laguna de Utracán, Dto UtracánMarcelo Fabio Dolsan
195378122/01/2024ArgentinaLa PampaCercanías a la Laguna de Utracán, Dto UtracánHugo Alberto Valderrey
128939309/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaRn 152, km 1,5., Dto UtracánGuillermo C Olivero
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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 24/03/2026.