Rheidae

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Rheidae Template:IPAc-en is a family of flightless ratite birds which first appeared in the Paleocene.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> It is today represented by the sole living genus Rhea, but also contains several extinct genera.<ref name=mayr2009>Template:Cite book</ref>

Taxonomy

Order Rheiformes (Forbes, 1884) Furbringer, 1888 [Rheimorphae Bonaparte, 1849; Rheae Forbes 1884]<ref name="mikko">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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