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  • Synonyms Common Rhea, American rhea, Greather rhea
  • Old latin name for bird Rhea macrorhyncha, Rhea nandua, Rhea nandu, Struthio americanus

Greater Rheabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lars Lachmann
    Germany
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Alvaro Riccetto
    Uruguay
  • 3.
    Call, © Rosendo Fraga
    Argentina
  • 4.
    Song, © Rafael Martos Martins
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Song, © Joao Menezes
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Song, © Juan Pablo Culasso
    Uruguay
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Greater Rhea

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion se

Greater Rhea subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Rhea americana albescensne, e Argentina-No
Rhea americana americanan, e Brazil-No
Rhea americana araneipessw Brazil, e Bolivia and w Paraguay-No
Rhea americana intermediase Brazil and Uruguay-No
Rhea americana nobilise Paraguay-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаМерикатәи нанду
Azerbaijaniadi nandu, şimal nandusu
Bashkirнанду, Америка дөйәғошо
Bengaliিঅমভচযকান রযযা
BulgarianГолямо нанду, Обикновено нанду
Catalannyandú comú, Nyandú
Chinese大美洲鸵
Chinese (Traditional)大美洲鴕
Chuvashнанду
Croatianveliki nandu
Czechnandu pampový
DanishNandu
DutchRhea, Nandoe
EsperantoAmerika reao
Estoniannandu
Finnishnandu, Amerikannandu
FrenchNandu américain, Nandou d’Amérique, Nandou d'Amérique
GermanPampastrauß, Nandu
GreekΡέα
GuaraniÑandu guasu
Hungariannandu
IcelandicNandúi
IrishRia coiteann
ItalianNandù comune, Nandù maggiore, Nandú, Rea americana, Nandù
Japaneseアメリカダチョウ, アメリカダチョウ(レア), レア
Kazakhнанду, кәдімгі нанду, нанду түйеқұсы, Америка түйеқұсы, америкалық түйеқұс, үлкен нанду
LithuanianAmerikinis nandas, amerikinis nandu, Paprastasis nandas
Malteserhea kbira, rea l-kbira
Norwegianstornandu, Nandu
Norwegian NynorskStornandu
Polishnandu szare
PortugueseEma, guaripé, nhandu, xuri, congo, Nandu comum, avestruz, nhandu-guaçu, nandu-comum
RussianНанду, обыкновенный нанду, Северный нанду, Страус американский
SerbianVeliki nandu
Slovaknandu pampový
SlovenianNavadni nandu
SpanishÑandu, Ñandú común, Ñandú, Piyo, Ñandú Grande
Swedishstörre nandu, Nandu
Tajikнанду
Tatarнанду
TurkishAmerika Devekuşu, Büyük Rea
Ukrainianнанду великий
Uzbekоддий нанду, Бразилия туяқуши