Birds of the World

    RHEIFORMES: Rheidae (Rheas)  
Genus: Rhea (2 species)


Greater Rhea
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana araneipes) Near Threatened
Range: SA: se
Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Lesser Rhea
Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)
Range: SA: Southern Cone
Punta Tombo, Argentina  
   
Photograph by dfaulder     Copyright and usage info

Smaller than the Greater Rhea, and identified by range or by the white tipped feathers on the sides. Sometimes split into two species, the Lesser Rhea in Patagonia and Puna Rhea in the puna highlands.


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