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Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata d'Orbigny, ACVMD 1834

Darwin's rhea, also known as the lesser rhea, is a large flightless bird, the smaller of the two extant species of rheas. It is found in the Altiplano and Patagonia in South America. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Rheiformes
Family:
  Rheidae
Genus:
   Rhea
Scientific:
  Rhea pennata

Original description

Citation:
  d'Orbigny, ACVMD 1834

Reference:
   Voy. Amér. Mérid. livr.2 p.67,note2

Protonym:
  Rhea pennata

Type locality:
  Patagonia.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  590ADF928DB63885

Avibase ID:
  avibase-590ADF92

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/590ADF92

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553787

Geographic range:

  • Rhea pennata pennata: Patagonian steppes of s Argentina and Magellanic Chile
  • Rhea pennata garleppi: Desert puna of se Peru, sw Bolivia and nw Argentina
  • Rhea pennata tarapacensis: Puna of n Chile (Arica to Atacama)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Lesser Rhea
Catalan:
Nyandú de Darwin
Czech:
nandu menší
Danish:
Lille Nandu
German:
Darwinnandu
Spanish:
Ñandú petiso
Spanish (Spain):
Ñandú Petiso
Finnish:
patagoniannandu
French:
Nandou de Darwin
Croatian:
Mali nandu
Hungarian:
Darwin-nandu
Icelandic:
Blettanandúi
Italian:
Nandù minore
Japanese (romaji):
da-winrea
Japanese:
ダーウィンレア
Lithuanian:
Darvino nandu
Dutch:
Darwins Nandoe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fjellnandu
Norwegian:
Fjellnandu
Polish:
nandu plamiste
Portuguese:
Ema-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal):
nandu-pequeno
Russian:
Дарвинов нанду
Slovak:
nandu škvrnitý
Serbian:
Mali nandu
Swedish:
mindre nandu
Ukrainian:
Нанду малий
Chinese:
小美洲鸵
Chinese (Traditional):
小美洲鴕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Nandou de Darwin ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Nandou de Darwin ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lesser Rhea ( Pterocnemia pennata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pterocnemia pennata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pterocnemia pennata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pterocnemia pennata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Lesser Rhea ( Rhea pennata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pterocnemia pennata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rhea pennata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Asturian: Ñandú pequeñu
Azerbaijani: Darvin nandusu
Bulgarian: Дарвиново нанду, Малко нанду
Bengali: ডাযিঈিআমনয চযয়া
Bengali (transliteration): ḍāra'u'inēra riẏā
Catalan: Nyandú de Darwin
Montenegrin: mali nandu, мали нанду
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): мали нанду
Czech: Nandu menší
Danish: Lille Nandu
German: Darwinnandu, Darwin-Nandu
English: Darwin's rhea, Lesser Rhea
English, HBW: Lesser/Puna Rhea
English (IOC): Lesser Rhea
English (United States): Lesser Rhea
Esperanto: Malgranda reao
Spanish: Avestruz petiso, Choique, Ñandú, Ñandú de Magallanes, Ñandú petiso, Ñandú Petizo
Spanish (Argentine): Choique, Ñandú Petizo
Spanish (Bolivia): Ñandú Petizo
Spanish (Chile): Ñandú, Suri/Ñandú
Spanish (Spain): Ñandú Petiso
Spanish (HBW): Lesser Rhea
Spanish (Mexico): Ñandú Menor
Spanish (Peru): Ñandú Petizo
Spanish (Paraguay): Avestruz petiso
Estonian: patagoonia väikenandu, väikenandu
Finnish: Patagoniannandu
French: Nandou de Darwin
Guarani: Ñandu karape
Croatian: Mali nandu
Hungarian: Darwin-nandu
Icelandic: Blettanandúi
Italian: Nandú del Darwin, Nandù di Darwin, Nandù minore, Rea di Darwin, Rea minore, Rea pennata
Japanese (romaji): daawinrea, da-winrea
Japanese: ダアウィンレア, ダーウィンレア
Kara-Kalpak: Дарвин түйе қусы
Kazakh: Дарвин нандуы, кіші нанду, ұзын тұмсықты нанду
Kirghiz: Дарвин нандусу, узун тумшук нанду
Scientific: Pterocnemia pennata, Pterocnemia pennata pennata, Rhea pennata, Rhea pennata pennata
Lithuanian: Darvino nandu, Mažasis nandas
Maltese: rea ż-żgħira
Dutch: Darwinnandoe, Darwin-nandoe, Darwins Nandoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fjellnandu
Norwegian: Fjellnandu
Polish: nandu plamiste
Portuguese: Ema-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): nandu-pequeno
Russian: Дарвинов нанду, Длинноклювый нанду, Страус американский
Slovak: nandu škvrnitý
Slovenian: darwinov nandu, Darwinow nandu
Serbian: Mali nandu
Swedish: Mindre nandu
Tajik: шутурмурғи дарвинӣ
Turkish: Benekli Rea
Tatar: Дарвин нандуы
Ukrainian: Нанду малий
Uzbek: Дарвин нанду туяқуши, узун тумшуқли нанду
Chinese: 小美洲鸵
Chinese (Traditional): 小美洲鴕

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