lesser rhea

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The lesser rhea is a large, flightless bird native to the open grasslands and scrublands of southern South America, where it is adapted to cold, arid environments.

Aliases (1)

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
flightless bird
ratite
vertebrate
adaptedTo arid environments
cold environments
authority d'Orbigny, 1834
binomialName Rhea pennata
class Aves
commonName Darwin's rhea
lesser rhea
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
diet herbivorous
omnivorous
distinguishedFrom greater rhea by smaller size
distributionCountry Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
eggClutchSize up to several dozen eggs
family Rheidae
feedsOn grasses
insects
leaves
seeds
flightCapability flightless
genus Rhea
habitat open grasslands
scrublands
steppe
kingdom Animalia
limbType long legs
locomotion running
maleParentalCare cares for chicks
incubates eggs
maximumHeight about 1 metre
maximumSpeed up to about 60 km/h
nativeTo Patagonia
South America
southern South America
order Rheiformes
phylum Chordata
plumageColor brownish
plumagePattern mottled with white
relatedTo greater rhea
reproductiveBehavior polygamous
scientificName Rhea pennata
socialBehavior gregarious
taxonRank species
toeCountPerFoot three

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
lesser rhea ("Darwin's rhea")
commonName
Patagonian Desert
typicalFauna

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