Family: Rheidae (Rheas)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2cd+3cd+4cd

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Justification of Red List category
This species qualifies as Near Threatened as its population is suspected to be declining at a rate approaching the threshold for classification as Vulnerable, mainly as a consequence of the loss and fragmentation of its habitat and hunting.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: Decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 8,740,000 km²

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome