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Rhea americana, Print, The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America. Other names for the greater rhea include the grey, common, or American rhea; ñandú (Guaraní and Spanish); or ema (Portuguese). One of two species in the genus Rhea, in the family Rheidae, the greater rhea is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It inhabits a variety of open areas, such as grasslands, savanna or grassy wetlands. Weighing 20–27 kilograms (44–60 lb), the greater rhea is the largest bird in South America. In the wild, the greater rhea has a life expectancy of 10.5 years. It is also notable for its reproductive habits, and for the fact that a population has established itself in Northern Germany in recent years. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN., 1700-1880.
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Rhea americana, Print, The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America. Other names for the greater rhea include the grey, common, or American rhea; ñandú (Guaraní and Spanish); or ema (Portuguese). One of two species in the genus Rhea, in the family Rheidae, the greater rhea is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It inhabits a variety of open areas, such as grasslands, savanna or grassy wetlands. Weighing 20–27 kilograms (44–60 lb), the greater rhea is the largest bird in South America. In the wild, the greater rhea has a life expectancy of 10.5 years. It is also notable for its reproductive habits, and for the fact that a population has established itself in Northern Germany in recent years. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN., 1700-1880
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10.5 YEARS • 1700-1880 • 44–60 LB • AMERICAN RHEA • ARGENTINA • ARGENTINE • BOLIVIA • BRASIL • BRAZIL • COMMON • EASTERN SOUTH AMERICA • EMA • ESTABLISHED ITSELF • FACT • FAMILIAR • FAMILIES • FAMILY • FLIGHTLESS BIRD NATIVE • GENERAL • GENUS RHEA • GRASSLANDS • GRASSY WETLANDS • GREATER RHEA INCLUDE • GREATER RHEA • GREY • GUARANI • INDÍGENA • INDIGENAS • INDIGÈNE • INDIGENOUS PEOPLE • INDIGENOUS • INHABITS • IUCN • LARGEST BIRD • LIFE EXPECTANCY • LISTED • NAMES • NATIVE • NATIVES • NORTHERN GERMANY • NU • OPEN AREAS • PARAGUAY • POPULATION • PORTUGESE • PORTUGUESE • PRINT • RECENT YEARS • REPRODUCTIVE HABITS • RHEA AMERICANA • RHEIDAE • SAVANNA • SOUTH AMERICA • SPANISH • SPECIES • SUDAMERICA • THREATENED • TWO SPECIES • URUGUAY • VARIETY • WEIGHING 20–27 KILOGRAMS • WILD
