The Greater Rhea is the largest bird in the western hemisphere. It normally lives in the eastern half of South America. The males can get up to about 5 feet tall.

The Rheas eat mostly plants.

Interestingly enough, there is a wild population in Germany. Some years ago, three pairs escaped from captivity and are now protected.

Classification

Order:  Struthioniformes
Family:  Rheidae
Genus:  Rhea
Species:  R. americana

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Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Rhea americana - Greater Rhea or Grey, Common or American Rhea - Nandou d’Amérique

Ñandú (Rhea americana) [Greater Rhea]

Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) portrait.jpg

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male greater american rhea - a portrait

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Greater Rhea

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Brazil Day 3, We Rhea-lly Like this Place!

The "biggest" target we had was the Greater Rhea, a relative of the Ostrich. We turned off of the main road onto a dirt tract through soy bean fields and in the distance we could see some very…   Read more…

road to the pantanal”: cuiabá / poconé.

soon after, passing the bridge, we stop to look a savanna hawk - another surprise: a greater rhea was right behind it! well, with no more ” pressure in my shouleders” we made a few more sto…   Read more…