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Rheiformes / Rheidae / Rhea

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (lesrhe2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Rheiformes
Family: Rheidae
Genus: Rhea

Subspecies (3)

Rhea pennata garleppi

desert puna of southeastern Peru, southwestern Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina
Rhea pennata pennata

steppe of southern Chile (Magallanes) and southern Argentina
Rhea pennata tarapacensis

puna of northern Chile (Arica to Atacama)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (lesrhe2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.