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The rheas are species of ratites (Flightless Birds, with unkeeled sterna) in the genus Rhea, native to South America. There are two existing species: the Greater or American Rhea and the Lesser or Darwin's Rhea. The genus name was given in 1752 by Paul Mohring and adopted as the English common name. Mohring's reason for choosing this name, from theRhea of classical mythology, is not known.

Rheas are large, flightless birds with gray-brown plumage, long legs and long necks, similar to an ostrich.

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