south american ostrich American Rhea americana adult Pantanal Brazil South America feathers field flightless common bird a
Illustrated travels a record of discovery geography and adventure edited by h w bates assistant secretary of the royal geographical society with engravings from original drawings by celebrated artists cassell petter and & galpin London paris new york'The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) is also known as the Grey, Common or American Rhea. The native range of this flightless bird is the eastern part of South America; it is not only the largest species of the genus Rhea but also the largest American bird currently alive. It is also notable for its fascinating reproductive habits, and for the fact that a group has successfully established itself in Germany in recent years. In its native range, it is known as ñandu (Spanish) or ema (Portuguese).The adults have an average weight of 23-27 kg (50-60 lbs) and 129 cm (51 in) long from beak to tail; they usually stand about m (5 ft) tall. The males are generally bigger than the females and very large males can weigh up to 40 kilograms (88 lb) and measure over 150 cm (59 in) long. The legs are long and strong, and have three toes. For ratite standards, the wings of the American Rhea are rather long; the birds use them during running to maintain balance during tight Rheas have a fluffy, tattered-looking plumage. The feathers are gray or brown, with high individual variation, In general, males are darker than females. Even in the wild – particularly in Argentina – leucistic individuals (with white body plumage and blue eyes) as well as albinos occur. Hatchling Greater Rheas are grey with dark lengthwise Greater Rhea is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. This species inhabits grassland dominated by satintail (Imperata) and bahiagrass (Paspalum) species, as well as savanna, scrub forest, chaparral, and even desert, though it prefers areas with at least some tall vegetation. It is absent from the humid tropical forests of the Mata Atlântica and planalto uplands.
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