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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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Records from Partido de Villarino

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: 503357
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/05/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 442511
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/17/2021
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 424453
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/12/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 421359
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/23/2020
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 415733
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/17/2020
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 410610
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/30/2020
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 409967
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/31/2020
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 225676
  Adult
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/11/2017
Elsa Longo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246208516/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPartido de Villarino3Enrique Chiurla
246203208/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresQuebrada del Indio, Partido de Villarino2Enrique Chiurla
240125807/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna La Salada, Partido de Villarino1Victor Hugo Michelini
215223115/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresMarahué, Partido de Villarino1Rosemary Scoffield
189134029/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Puesto, Partido de Villarino2Susana Gomez
176034601/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Puesto, Partido de VillarinoSantiago Juan Torres
167617105/11/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEl Puesto, Partido de VillarinoFernando Alberto Segura
166826930/10/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva natural laguna Chasico, Partido de Villarino1Gabriel Carbajales
162085306/08/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPeñi Mapu, Partido de VillarinoSusana Gomez
162085805/08/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPeñi Mapu, Partido de VillarinoSusana Gomez
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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 17/09/2026.