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Rhea americana

Greater rhea
Nandu Rhea americana Tierpark Hellabrunn-1.jpg
Greater rhea (Rhea americana) in Tierpark Hellabrunn, Munich, Germany.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Subclass: Neornithes
Infraclass: Palaeognathae
Order: Rheiformes
Family: Rheidae
Genus: Rhea
Species: R. americana
Binomial name
Rhea americana
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies

R. americana americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
R. a. intermidia (Rotschild & Chubb, 1914)
R. a. nobilis (Brodkorb, 1939)
R. a. araneipes (Brodkorb, 1938)
R. a. albescens (Arribálzaga & Holmberg, 1878)

Rhea americana Distribuzione.jpg
Distribution of subspecies
Synonyms

Struthio camelus americanus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Struthio americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)


R. americana americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
R. a. intermidia (Rotschild & Chubb, 1914)
R. a. nobilis (Brodkorb, 1939)
R. a. araneipes (Brodkorb, 1938)
R. a. albescens (Arribálzaga & Holmberg, 1878)

Struthio camelus americanus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Struthio americanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a flightless bird found in eastern South America. Other names for the greater rhea include the grey, common, or American rhea; ñandú (Guaraní); or ema (Portuguese). One of two species in the genus Rhea, in the family Rheidae, the greater rhea is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It inhabits a variety of open areas, such as grasslands, savanna or grassy wetlands. Weighing 20–27 kilograms (44–60 lb), the greater rhea is the largest bird in South America. In the wild, the greater rhea has a life expectancy of 10.5 years. It is also notable for its reproductive habits, and for the fact that a group has established itself in Germany in recent years. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.


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