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Giordano, P. F.; Navarro, J. L.; Martella, M. B. 2010. Building large-scale spatially explicit models to predict the distribution of suitable habitat patches for the Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), a Near-threatened species. Biological Conservation 143: 357-365.

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Vera-Cortez, M., Navarro, J. L., Martella, M. B. 2018. Effect of antipredator training on spatial behaviour of male and female Greater Rhea Rhea americana reintroduced into the wild. Acta Ornitologica 53(1): 81-90.

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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Greater Rhea Rhea americana. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/greater-rhea-rhea-americana on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.