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Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata
d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
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Family: Rheidae
Order: Rheiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Ruta Nacional 3

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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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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Photography ID: 440990
♂ ♀  Adult
Ruta Nacional 3
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/12/2017
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
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Photography ID: 313518
  Adult
Ruta Nacional 3
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/22/2019
Edgardo J Fernandez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
87725322/01/2019ArgentinaSanta CruzTres Cerros, Ruta Nacional 3Edgardo J Fernandez
139391712/02/2017ArgentinaSanta CruzEntre Rio Gallegos y Güer Aike, Ruta Nacional 3Hugo Alberto Valderrey
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 16/03/2026.