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Lesser (Darwin's) Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata), on the Patagonian steppe, Chile
This is the southern subspecies - the Avestruz de Magallanes or Darwin's Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata pennata). It is also known as Ñandú in Chile. The male entices several females to lay eggs in a ground scrape nest that he has constructed, then he incubates the eggs and looks after the young for several months on his own.
Photo ID: CHI_5564_Lesser_or_Darwin's_Rhea_(Pterocnemia_pennata)__Otway_Sound__Patagonia_RCEA
Photo size: 9.9 Mpixels (28.3 MB uncompressed) - 3146x3146 pixels (10.5x10.5 in / 26.6x26.6 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: avian, avifauna, biology, bird, birds, Chile, feather, feathers, flight, flightless, grazing, Martin Grace, Nandu, natural history, nature, ornithology, Patagonia, pennata, Pterocnemia, rhea, Rheidae, rough grazing, steppe, steppe grassland, vegetation, wild, wildlife, wing, wings, zoology
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