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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
194937317/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzAcceso A Aeropuerto Internacional de El CalafateMarcelo Gavensky
177453403/06/2023ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 72Marcelo Gavensky
161534017/07/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 1 (-51,991212, -69,090643)Marcelo Gavensky
161534117/07/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 1 (-51,996328, -69,088072)15Marcelo Gavensky
161529616/07/2022ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 3 (-50,836312, -69,508467)Marcelo Gavensky
117034815/01/2020ArgentinaJujuyCamino sin nombrar (-22,410713, -65,998029)Marcelo Gavensky
84188821/11/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 11 entre El Calafate y Parque nacional Los GlaciaresMarcelo Gavensky
68562518/11/2017ArgentinaJujuyRuta 69 entre Laguna de los Pozuelos y La IntermediaMarcelo Gavensky
68559618/11/2017ArgentinaJujuyMonumento Natural Laguna de los PozuelosMarcelo Gavensky
50382116/11/2016ArgentinaNeuquénZapalaMarcelo Gavensky
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Citation recommended:

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