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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 573457
  Adult
Ruta Nacional 237
Neuquén
Argentina
03/01/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 529107
  Immature
Ruta Provincial 28
Chubut
Argentina
03/16/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 382501
 El Cuy
Río Negro
Argentina
02/16/2020
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 241211
  Adult
Zapala
Neuquén
Argentina
01/16/2018
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 142369
  Adult
Ruta 237
Neuquén
Argentina
03/07/2016
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 94249
♂ ♀  Adult
Río Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
04/11/2015
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 37843
  Adult
Collón Cura
Neuquén
Argentina
02/02/2014
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 13060
♂  Adult
Guerrico
Río Negro
Argentina
12/11/2009
Julián Tocce



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
200500101/03/2024ArgentinaNeuquénCorral de Piedra, Ruta Nacional 237Julián Tocce
173481316/03/2023ArgentinaChubutRuta Provincial 2812Julián Tocce
119448816/02/2020ArgentinaRío NegroEntre El Cuy y la Esperanza, El CuyJulián Tocce
67811716/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénRuta 13, ZapalaJulián Tocce
53875403/02/2017ArgentinaRío NegroEx Ruta 40 entre Alicurá y Ruta Nacional 23Julián Tocce
41383507/03/2016ArgentinaNeuquénParaje Huaiquimil, Ruta 237Julián Tocce
41582304/03/2016ArgentinaRío NegroA lo largo de los 100 km, Ex Ruta 40 entre Alicurá y Ruta Nacional 2312Julián Tocce
40792028/02/2016ArgentinaRío NegroRuta Provincial 6, Dique Casa de PiedraJulián Tocce
27152011/04/2015ArgentinaNeuquénA 20 km de la Ruta Nac. 237, Río Collón CuraJulián Tocce
11667414/02/2014ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaRuta 9 antes de llegar a Punta ArenasJulián Tocce
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Citation recommended:

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