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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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Foto
Photography ID: 654130
 Camino sin nombrar
Jujuy
Argentina
08/20/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654129
 Camino sin nombrar
Jujuy
Argentina
08/20/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654128
 Ruta Provincial 7
Jujuy
Argentina
08/20/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654127
 Ruta Provincial 7
Jujuy
Argentina
08/20/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654126
 Ruta Provincial 7
Jujuy
Argentina
08/20/2025
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234581720/08/202512:48ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 9 1922, Puesto del Marquez9Jorge La Grotteria
234588320/08/202514:42ArgentinaJujuyCamino sin nombrar5Jorge La Grotteria
234566820/08/202511:17ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 75Jorge La Grotteria
177117228/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 (-50,817400, -69,514159)4Jorge La Grotteria
177117328/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 57 (-50,745853, -69,473007)1Jorge La Grotteria
177114428/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 2575 (-51,597559, -69,639988)6Jorge La Grotteria
176947426/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 1 (-52,052003, -69,085728)4Jorge La Grotteria
176947226/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 1 (-52,012995, -69,085578)3Jorge La Grotteria
176955525/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 1 (-52,042715, -69,087352)1Jorge La Grotteria
176955325/05/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 1 (-52,041169, -69,087655)10Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.