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Rhea nana Lydekker, 1894:654

Dwarf rhea

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Known only from a single egg. Its validity is in doubt.

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym)

Last record: 1894 or before

 

Distribution

Patagonia, Argentina

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

BMNH 1894.11.28.1 (a single egg)

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Lydekker, Richard. (1894). [description of Rhea nana]. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1894: 654.

 

Other references:

Knox, Alan G. and Walters, Michael P. (1994). Extinct and endangered birds in the collections of The Natural History Museum. British Ornithologists' Club Occasional Publications 1: 1-292.

 

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