Rhea americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/14.5.845 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5477724 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D587C4-FA5C-7657-FDEB-FB0616F35A9E |
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treatment provided by |
Marcus |
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Rhea americana (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Rhea americana (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL
Records. Table 3.
The Greater Rhea is the largest flightless bird species in Brazil ( Fig. 11), and is easily recognized by its size (TL ca 1.5 m), long neck and legs, no tail, and brown-gray plumage. The males have a black breast and neck.
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