Rhea

The Rhea is a flightless bird from South America. He belongs to the order of ratites ( Struthioniformes ) . Together with Darwin Nandu, it forms the family of Rheidae. The type is in Germany as neozoon etabliert.Mit a peak height of 1.25 to 1.40 meters ( back height about 1 meter ) and a weight of 20 to 25 kg  the Rhea is the largest bird in the New World . This concerns especially the males , since, like the ostrich and the rhea are the valves in the Moyenne slightly larger than the hens. Rheas have a loose , tattered -looking plumage and the wings have most of all ratites . The legs are long and strong, while the feet as opposed to three ostriches have toes. On the run , he reached speeds of up to 60 km / h.Das plumage is gray or brown, the color varies between individuals Stark. In general, males are darker and larger than females , but était no reliable distinguishing feature is . Albinos appear strikingly common. The individual species are distinguished mainly by the proportions black feathers on the Halsbefiederung .

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