Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata)

Pasto Grande, Moquegua, Peru. Feb 25, 2024

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Thibaud Aronson

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Easily the highlight of the southern Peru extension to my Chilean trip! We spent hours looking for them in the high desert, and finally found 5 of them together (out of about 70 that roam the altiplano of Moquegua, and about 300 in all of southern Peru). Posted one year ago

Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Ferdy, I'm getting an error message when trying to ID the species, can you look into it please? Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Fixed, and congrats on this super cool find! Posted one year ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
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    Thanks and thanks! Posted one year ago

NattyOne

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Great spot & capture Thibaud. Posted one year ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  Thanks! It was a great day Posted one year ago

The Lesser Rhea

Darwin's rhea or the lesser rhea (Rhea pennata) is a large flightless bird, the smaller of the two extant species of rheas. It is found in the Altiplano and Patagonia in South America.

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Similar species: Rheas

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Mar 22, 2024. Captured Feb 25, 2024 15:05 in 6PJG+RX Achacala, Peru.

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Canon EOS R6
f/16.0
1/800s
ISO1250
700mm

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