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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.

Subspecies:




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Records from San José de las Salinas

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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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 504150
  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
08/14/2022
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 383388
  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
02/14/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 137303
  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
02/08/2016
Andres Espindola



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez07/05/2026ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249370705/07/2026ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasDolores Fernandez
227077722/03/2025ArgentinaCórdobaSalinas Grandes, San José de las Salinas2Gabriel Carbajales
227075022/03/2025ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las Salinas, San José de las Salinas2Gabriel Carbajales
220481318/11/2024ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasNicolas Olejnik
213074028/07/2024ArgentinaCórdobaSalinas Grandes, San José de las SalinasDiego Oscar
203019604/05/2024ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasDolores Fernandez
162613914/08/2022ArgentinaCórdobaRuta Provincial 100, San José de las SalinasLucas Sanz
154166330/01/2022ArgentinaCórdobaBordeando las salinas por Rp100, San José de las SalinasFabrizio García
152407328/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasFabrizio García
120139422/02/2020ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasPablo Capovilla
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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.