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Primary Traits
25,250 g
0 m - 1,200 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Rhea americana
English name
Greater Rhea
Order
Rheiformes
Family
Rheidae
Genus
Rhea
Species
americana
Data source
HBW1, BOTW
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Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Neotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
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Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
10,500 g
Maximum unsexed mass
40,000 g
Average mass
25,250 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,200 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,200 m
Typical elevation
600 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Savanna
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Plant
Diet breadth
6
Diet specialization index
0.52
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs
Mating system
Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
Cooperative breeder
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
20
Maximum clutch size
30
Incubating sex
Male
Minimum incubation period
27 d
Maximum incubation period
43 d
Minimum fledging period
No data
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
25
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flightless
Mobility patterns
Sedentary