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Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Magallanes
Magallanes, Chile
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
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Media notes
Lesser Rheas walking and feeding on the steppe in southern Chile. The Lesser Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata) occurs in two disjunct populations, one in southern Peru and northern Chile, and the other on the steppe grasslands of southern Chile and Argentina. Lesser Rheas are omnivorous, eating mainly plant material but also taking insects and small vertebrates. They coexist on estancias (ranches) with sheep and Guanacos. This small group of three Rheas was walking through the shrub steppe on Estancia la Invernada on Route 9 near Torres del Paine National Park, eating as they went. Elevation: 434 m. Date added to IBC: March 3, 2019.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Rhea pennata.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
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- Original file size
- 85.63 MB