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Rhea is a genus of birds within the family Rheidae, order Rheiformes, and class Aves. The taxon was described by Brisson in 1760 and is named after Rhea. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. Members of this genus are oviparous and move via bipedalism. The genus has existed since the Pleistocene, with a start time of about 126 thousand years ago.

Rhea is endemic to South America. The species is not extinct and holds a conservation status of near threatened. Biological records indicate an egg incubation period of 6 and a litter size of 27.5. Occurrence data from various sources includes 68,952 records, while iNaturalist lists 4,842 observations. Institutional records are held by MSB, JSNM, CUMV, FMNH, and UMNH, with collections from the United States, Argentina, and Xx.