Rheidae

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>

• Family †Opisthodactylidae Ameghino 1895
  • Genus ?†Diogenornis de Alvarenga 1983 (Late Paleocene) – possibly a member of Casuariiformes instead.<ref>Template:Cite thesisTemplate:Full citation needed</ref>
  • Genus †Opisthodactylus Ameghino 1895 (Miocene) – rheid?
• Family Rheidae (Bonaparte 1849) Bonaparte, 1853
  • Genus †Heterorhea Rovereto 1914 (Pliocene)
  • Genus †Hinasuri Tambussi 1995
  • Genus Rhea Brisson 1760