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Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)
Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

About Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Struthioniformes
  • Family: Rheas

Darwin's rhea or the lesser rhea is a large flightless bird, the smaller of the two extant species of rheas. It is found in the Altiplano and Patagonia in South America.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2005-02-04

    El Calafate - Bird Sanctuary, Argentina
    From the bus window just outside town toward the Perito Moreno Glacier
  • 2019-06-24

    Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
    Image from 2019-06-24