Lesser Rhea
Rhea pennatad'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
English (US) Lesser Rhea
The Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata) 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 pennata
- Family
- Rheidae (Rheas)
- Order
- Rheiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Rhea
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rhea pennata garleppi
- Rhea pennata tarapacensis
- Rhea pennata pennata
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1834
- Type locality
- Patagonia.
- Original description
- Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la République Orientale de l'Uruguay, la République Argentine, la Patagonie, la République du Chili, la République de Bolivia, la République du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833 livr.2 p.67,note2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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