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Greater rhea
Greater rhea
(Rhea americana)
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Also known as:
common rhea
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Struthioniformes
Family
Rheidae
Genus
Rhea
(1)
Size
Head-body length: 127 - 140 cm
(2)
(3)
Weight
20 - 25 kg
(2)
(3)
Status
Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(4)
.
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