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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
206398419/02/2024ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 40, Picunches2Ralph Roberts
206397614/02/2024ArgentinaNeuquénRuta Nacional 237, Collón Cura1Ralph Roberts
206397816/11/2023ArgentinaSanta Cruz10 Ruta Provincial 5, Güer Aike2Ralph Roberts
206399116/11/2023ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPasando San Gregorio, San Gregorio8Ralph Roberts
206398013/11/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta 5 Km 30, Güer Aike5Ralph Roberts
206398913/11/2023ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaRuta 257, San Gregorio1Ralph Roberts
206398204/02/2023ArgentinaChubut429 Ruta Provincial 62, Languiñeo6Ralph Roberts
206398304/02/2023ArgentinaChubutRuta Nacional 25, Paso de Indios5Ralph Roberts
206397918/01/2023ArgentinaSanta Cruz2522 Ruta Nacional 3, Güer Aike1Ralph Roberts
206398118/01/2023ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Nacional 40, Lago Buenos Aires2Ralph Roberts
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 20/03/2026.