Rhea (bird)

Rhea
American rhea, Rhea americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Rheiformes
Family:	Rheidae
Genus:	Rhea
Species
Rhea americana Rhea pennata (Darwin's rhea)

The rheas are flightless birds of the genus Rhea, native to South America. They are ratites, which means they are large flightless birds with no keel to their breastbone or sternum.