Greater Rhea

Rhea americana - Nandou d'Amérique

Nandou d'Amérique
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Rheiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rhéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Rhea

  • Species
    :

    americana

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 140 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 20000 à 25000 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Nandou d'Amérique
adult
Nandou d'Amérique
adult

Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of bird in the Rheidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Rhea americana americana (n and e Brazil)
  • Rhea americana intermedia (se Brazil, Uruguay)
  • Rhea americana nobilis (e Paraguay)
  • Rhea americana araneipes (sw Brazil, e Bolivia, w Paraguay)
  • Rhea americana albescens (ne and e Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Nandou d'Amérique,
  • Ñandú común,
  • nandu-comum,
  • Nandu,
  • nandu,
  • Nandoe,
  • Nandù,
  • större nandu,
  • Stornandu,
  • nandu pampový,
  • nandu pampový,
  • Nandu,
  • nandu,
  • nyandú comú,
  • nandu szare,
  • Нанду,
  • レア,
  • 大美洲鸵,
  • 大美洲鴕,

Voice song and call

Nandou d'Amérique
adult

Habitat

Nandou d'Amérique
adult

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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