Rheidae
| Rheids | |
|---|---|
| Greater rhea, Rhea americana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Infraclass: | Palaeognathae |
| Clade: | Notopalaeognathae |
| Order: | Rheiformes |
| Family: | Rheidae Bonaparte, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Rhea americana | |
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Rheidae /ˈriːɪdiː/ is a family of flightless ratite birds which first appeared in the Paleocene. It is today represented by the sole living genus Rhea, but also contains several extinct genera.