Rheas (Rheidae)
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) - HBW 1, p. 89
French: Nandou d'Amérique
German: Nandu
Spanish: Ñandú Común
Other common names: Common Rhea
Taxonomy: Struthio americanus Linnaeus, 1758, Sergipe and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Several races poorly known, classification remains provisional. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- americana (Linnaeus, 1758) - NE to SE Brazil.
- intermedia Rothschild & Chubb, 1914 - SE Brazil, Uruguay.
- nobilis Brodkorb, 1939 - E Paraguay.
- americana (Linnaeus, 1758) - NE to SE Brazil.
- intermedia Rothschild & Chubb, 1914 - SE Brazil, Uruguay.
- nobilis Brodkorb, 1939 - E Paraguay.
- araneipes Brodkorb, 1938 - W Paraguay, E Bolivia, SW Brazil.
- albescens Lynch Arribálzaga & Holmberg, 1878 - NE & E Argentina.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A family group on a crop and crossing a road, one of the adults being alert. Locality Chapadao do Ceu, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 8 January 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4.7 -
Three birds walking, then the male displaying. Locality Ceibas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Josep del Hoyo 24 September 2008 4 years ago 47 sec 4.7 -
A male foraging on the ground Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 11 January 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 4.6 -
A juvenile feeding on a crop Locality Chapadao do Ceu, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 8 January 2005 6 years ago 40 sec 4.4 -
A group of males walking and preening Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 11 January 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 4.2 -
Three birds foraging on a field. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 46 weeks ago 25 sec 4.2 -
A large family group on a crop, walking and feeding Locality Chapadao do Ceu, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 8 January 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
A bird walking on tall dry grass Locality El Palmar National Park, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Anna Motis 14 August 2004 7 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
Two males and a female, walking and foraging Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 46 sec 4.1 -
Wild group of 8 individuals. Locality José Ignacio, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 17 July 2012 40 weeks ago 41 sec 4 -
A male feeding while walking. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 46 weeks ago 33 sec 4 -
A bird resting with its neck on the ground Locality Rio de Janeiro Zoo, Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2001 6 years ago 18 sec 4 -
A male foraging Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 44 sec 3.9 -
An adult followed by more than 25 young chicks on a grassland. Locality Rocha Department, Uruguay (ssp intermedia)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2012 46 weeks ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A male walking with open wings together with two other birds. Locality Ceibas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Josep del Hoyo 24 September 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 3.7 -
Several birds blocked by a fence betwen fields and forest. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 46 weeks ago 32 sec 3.6 -
An adult feeding on a grassland Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (ssp americana)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2004 7 years ago 13 sec 3.6 -
A male foraging. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 46 weeks ago 24 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality El Palmar National Park, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Anna Motis 14 August 2004 7 years ago 32 sec 3.5 -
A bird crossing a dirty road Locality El Palmar National Park, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Anna Motis 14 August 2004 7 years ago 14 sec 3.5 -
A group of birds in the marsh full of termite mounds. Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 3.3 -
Two birds foraging Locality Trinidad, Beni Department, Bolivia (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 3 -
Two birds feeding on a field Locality Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Max Roth 30 April 2002 7 years ago 27 sec 2.8 -
A male walking. Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp araneipes)
Josep del Hoyo 14 June 2001 10 years ago 27 sec 2.7 -
a running flock Locality Newton, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp albescens)
Hernán Tolosa 9 November 2009 2 years ago 5 sec 2
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