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Lesser Rhea
Rhea pennata
- Not Evaluated
- Data Deficient
- Least Concern
- Near Threatened
- Vulnerable
- Endangered
- Critically Endangered
- Extinct in the Wild
- Extinct
The Darwin Rhea is part of a group of flightless bird known as ‘Ratites’, which includes the Emu and Ostrich. Super-fast runners, the Rhea can hit speeds of up to 70 kph. A female can lay up to 30 eggs but it is the male that incubates and rears the chicks. The IUCN believes that the Lesser Rhea will face threat of extinction in the future.
Native Range → |
Southern South America |
Natural Habitat → |
Open scrub and grassland |
Diet → |
Usually herbivorous but can eat insects and small lizards |
Life Expectancy → |
Unknown in the wild. 20-25 years in zoos |
Breeding → |
10 - 55 eggs from a 30 - 40 day incubation |
Group Name → |
Flock |
Active Hours → |
During the day |
Threats → |
Loss of habitat, hunting, egg collecting |
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