Greater Rhea
Rhea americana(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Greater Rhea
The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rheidae (Rheas) in the order Rheiformes.
- Scientific name
- Rhea americana
- Family
- Rheidae (Rheas)
- Order
- Rheiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Greater Rhea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Rhea americana americana
- Rhea americana intermedia
- Rhea americana nobilis
- Rhea americana araneipes
- Rhea americana albescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Struthio americanus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- South America = Sergipe and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, ex Marcgrave.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.155
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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