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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Subspecies:

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: 491593
 Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
03/05/2022
Elsa Longo
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Photography ID: 115665
  Adult
Uspallata
Mendoza
Argentina
06/17/2013
Pablo Isola



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
157493005/03/2022ArgentinaMendozaRuta Prov. 52, camino a Villavicencio, UspallataElsa Longo
130737724/10/2020ArgentinaMendozaRuta Prov. 52, camino a Villavicencio, UspallataMatias Pescara
118956716/08/2015ArgentinaMendozaUspallata4Yamil Pablo Cotsali
54818617/06/2013ArgentinaMendozaPampa de Yalguaraz, UspallataPablo Isola
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Citation recommended:

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