---
title: "Nandoe"
description: "Rhea americana — Vogels. The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/greater-rhea
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nandoe

> Rhea americana — Vogels. The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America.

- Scientific name: *Rhea americana*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 5169
- Wikidata: [Q192044](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192044)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20512](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20512)

## Names

- en: Greater Rhea
- de: Nandu
- es: Ñandú
- fr: Nandou d'Amérique
- nl: Nandoe
- pt: Ema
- pl: Nandu szare

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1558), BR (1412), BO (347), UY (342), DE (110), PY (61)

## Summary

The greater rhea (Rhea americana) is a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America. Other names for the greater rhea include the grey, common, or American rhea; ema (Portuguese); or ñandú (Guaraní and Spanish). One of two species in the genus Rhea, in the family Rheidae, it inhabits a variety of open areas, such as grasslands, savanna or grassy wetlands. Weighing 20–27 kilograms (44–60 lb), the greater rhea is the largest native bird in the Americas. In the wild, the greater rhea has a life expectancy of 10.5 years. It is also notable for its reproductive habits, and for the fact that a population has…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_rhea

## Photo

![Nandoe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-rhea/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Sessegolo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42772166

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greater-rhea?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).