Search results
Rheas ( / ˈriːəz / REE-əz ), also known as ñandus [a] ( / ˈnænduːz / NYAN-dooz) or South American ostrich, [1] [2] are moderately sized South American ratites ( flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) of the order Rheiformes.
The greater rhea ( Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America. Other names for the greater rhea include the grey, common, or American rhea; ema ( Portuguese ); or ñandú ( Guaraní and Spanish ).
Darwin's rhea or the lesser rhea ( Rhea pennata) 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 . Description. A family of Rhea pennata pennatas in the wild in Chile, 2006. Head of a Darwin's rhea at the Edinburgh Zoo.
Darwin's rhea ( Rhea pennata ), 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. Animal name origin. It is known as ñandú petiso, or ñandú del norte, in Argentina, where the majority live. Other names are suri and choique.
Rhea, also known as ñandú or choique, is a genus of two species of large, flightless birds related to ostrich and emu. They are native to South America and have brownish plumage, three-toed feet, and polygamous mating system.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The greater or American rhea (also called the 'Nandu') is a large, flightless bird from forests of South America. This ratite is the largest bird in the Americas. It is a fast runner; and when it runs, its neck is almost horizontal to the ground.
Learn about the greater rhea, the largest bird in South America, related to ostriches and emus. Find out how it lives, breeds, eats, and faces threats from humans.
