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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: 667327
♂ ♀ Cabo Virgenes
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/23/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 636817
♂ ♀ Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
04/05/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 615621
♂ ♀ Parque Nacional Patagonia
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/12/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 581786
  Adult
Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
04/13/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 482887
 Cerro Blanco
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/31/2022
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 441238
 Cerro El Marucho
Neuquén
Argentina
04/10/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 427498
  Adult
Gualjaina
Chubut
Argentina
12/25/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 93091
 Santo Domingo
Neuquén
Argentina
04/04/2015
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 19325
  Adult
Garayalde
Chubut
Argentina
01/21/2013
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241265624/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCerro guer aike, Ruta 5Hernán Tolosa
241567423/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCamino entre Rio Gallegos y Cabo Virgenes, Cabo VirgenesHernán Tolosa
241268920/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto San JuliánHernán Tolosa
241267220/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
241250514/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzJaramilloHernán Tolosa
241250314/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzFitz RoyHernán Tolosa
229468805/04/2025ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 234, Collón CuraHernán Tolosa
222953013/12/2024ArgentinaChubutEstancia Bella VistaHernán Tolosa
221339212/12/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Patagonia sendero Tierra de Colores, Parque Nacional PatagoniaHernán Tolosa
202701313/04/2024ArgentinaNeuquénUnos 10 km del puente la Rinconada, Collón CuraHernán Tolosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.