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The Greater Rhea, (Rhea Americana), is found in the grasslands of Eastern South America.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
KPCOFGS
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Aves
Order - Struthioniformes
Family - Rheidae
Genus - Rhea
Species - Americana
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- The adults have an average weight of 20–27 kg (44–60 lb) and often measure 127 to 140 cm (50 to 55 in) long from beak to tail; they usually stand about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall to the top of the head. The males are generally bigger than the females.
- Greater rheas have a fluffy, tattered-looking plumage, that is gray or brown, with high individual variation, The head, neck, rump, and thighs are feathered.
- Three toes, long legs, long wings, short beak (Greater Rhea).
- The greater rhea is a silent bird except during mating season, when they make low booming noises, and as chicks, when they give a mournful whistle.
- Males tend to be aggressive towards one another especially during mating season.
- Men have to incubate the eggs for the females.
- 5-10 eggs at a time.
- They eat almost everything from seeds, bugs, fruit, and plants to small rodents, small birds, and reptiles.
- They find their food during the day.
- They live in the grasslands in Eastern South America.
- Found mostly in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Better with warm climates and temperatures.
KPCOFGS
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Aves
Order - Struthioniformes
Family - Rheidae
Genus - Rhea
Species - Americana