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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

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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
118103421/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Provincial Península San Julián3Román Montero
118101521/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 2280Román Montero
118101021/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 23211Román Montero
118100821/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 23414Román Montero
118100721/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 23542Román Montero
118099921/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 24236Román Montero
118099121/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 25012Román Montero
117990621/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3 y Río Coyle2Román Montero
117990321/01/2020ArgentinaSanta CruzRn 3, Km 25507Román Montero
117984220/01/2020ArgentinaSanta Cruz-52.085452, -69.0835352Román Montero
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.