Rheiformes

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Rheiformes is an order of large, flightless birds native to South America, commonly known as rheas and related to ostriches and emus.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rheiformes canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds
taxon
bodySize large
clade Palaeognathae
cladeMembership ratites
class Aves
commonName rheas
conservationConcern some species near threatened or vulnerable
containsTaxon Pterocnemia
Rhea
describedAs large flightless ratites
diet herbivorous
omnivorous
distribution Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
ecologicalRole large herbivore and seed disperser
eggType large eggs
featherType soft loose plumage
flightCapability flightless
habitat grasslands
open shrublands
savannas
kingdom Animalia
limbType long legs
locomotion cursorial
maximumSpeed up to about 60 km/h
nativeTo South America
neckType long neck
orderRank order
phylum Chordata
recognizedSpeciesCount few living species
relatedTo Apterygiformes
Casuariiformes
Palaeognathae
surface form: Struthioniformes

Tinamiformes
reproductiveBehavior male incubates eggs
reproductiveStrategy polygamous
sexualDimorphism present
skeletalFeature strong legs adapted for running
skeletonCharacteristic reduced keel on sternum
superorder Palaeognathae
typeGenus Rhea
vernacularName rheas
wingUse used for balance while running

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves hasSubgroup Rheiformes
lesser rhea order Rheiformes
Casuariiformes relatedTo Rheiformes
Apterygiformes relatedTo Rheiformes
Palaeognathae includes Rheiformes
Rhea order Rheiformes
Rhea pennata order Rheiformes