Darwin's rhea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Darwin's rhea Rhea pennata Least concern

Where the Darwin's rhea lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 20,523 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas on the world map

Scientific name	Rhea pennata
Group	Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Bird
Order	Rheiformes
Family	Rheidae

Where does the Darwin's rhea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Darwin's rhea in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Darwin's rhea endangered?

The Darwin's rhea’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Darwin's rhea?

The Darwin's rhea (Rhea pennata) is a bird in the order Rheiformes and the family Rheidae, genus Rhea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Darwin's rhea

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Darwin's rhea (revision 1363890360), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q733120 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).