Lesser rhea

Lesser rhea
Rhea pennata / Lesser rhea

Darwin-Nandu
Habitat
Shrub and bush savannahs in Patagonia and the High Andes
Continent
South America
Food
Grasses and seeds, but also invertebrates like insects
Gestation/breeding period
40 days
Mode of life
Groups of up to 25 animals, harems in the mating season
Class
Birds
Order
Struthioniformes

Key facts

~ 1 m
size

~ 25 kg
weight

~ 20 years
age

How endangered are Lesser rheas?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

  • Not evaluated
  • Data deficient
  • Darwin-Nandu
    Least concern
    Least concern
  • Near threatened
  • Vulnerable
  • Endangered
  • Critically endangered
  • Extinct in the wild
  • Extinct

Did you know?

The lesser rhea has the largest wings of all ratites.

Rennender Nandu

Lesser rhea on the zoo tour

Zoo tour map