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Male Lesser (Darwin's) Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata), Patagonia, 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_5242_Lesser_or_Darwin's_Rhea_Male_(Pterocnemia_pennata)__Torres_del_Paine_NP_RE2CA
Photo size: 10.7 Mpixels (30.5 MB uncompressed) - 3264x3264 pixels (10.9x10.9 in / 27.6x27.6 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: avian, avifauna, biology, bird, birds, Chile, feather, feathers, flight, flightless, Martin Grace, natural history, nature, ornithology, Patagonia, pennata, Pterocnemia, rhea, Rheidae, wild, wildlife, wing, wings, zoology
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