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Rhinocrypta lanceolata

Crested Gallito


Rhinocrypta lanceolata

(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832)
Gallito Copetón
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Rhinomya lanceolata.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Brown back, black tail; throat, chest, and subcaudal whitish, broad reddish flanks; large crest, head, nape, and cheeks reddish with white streaks.

Geographical Distribution within Argentina: Jujuy, Salta, and Formosa to Río Negro and southern Buenos Aires.

Habitat: Forests and steppes.

Behavior: Very fast runner. Often found in bushes.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 691754
  Egg
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
12/20/2025
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 616715
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
12/21/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 518664
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
01/11/2019
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 315281
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
01/11/2019
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 307990
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
12/10/2018
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 250472
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
12/18/2017
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 131629
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
11/27/2015
Marcelo Daniel Ottaviani
Foto
Photography ID: 127541
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
11/27/2015
Tomas Widow



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248476720/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaCampo de Martinez, San CarlosMax Uranga
222775221/12/2024ArgentinaMendozaFinca el remanso, San CarlosSantos Uranga
192559318/11/2023ArgentinaMendozaHuayquerias, San Carlos1Pablo Moreno
169043011/01/2019ArgentinaMendozaCampo de Martinez, San CarlosSantos Uranga
88337211/01/2019ArgentinaMendozaCampo de Martinez, San CarlosMax Uranga
86149510/12/2018ArgentinaMendozaCampo de Martinez, San CarlosMax Uranga
70600118/12/2017ArgentinaMendozaFinca el remanso, San CarlosMax Uranga
38279727/11/2015ArgentinaMendozaHuayquerias, San CarlosMarcelo Daniel Ottaviani
36997427/11/2015ArgentinaMendozaHuayquerias, San CarlosTomas Widow
21889003/01/2015ArgentinaMendozaHuayquerias, San CarlosMarcelo Daniel Ottaviani
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Related bibliography


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Crested Gallito (Rhinocrypta lanceolata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.