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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: 703672
 Hualfín
Catamarca
Argentina
09/06/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 702729
  Adult
Cortaderas
San Luis
Argentina
08/28/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 702728
  Adult
Cortaderas
San Luis
Argentina
08/28/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 702618
  Adult
Pozo del Arbolito
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
08/27/2026
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 702050
  Adult
Ciudad de Mendoza
Mendoza
Argentina
08/27/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 701964
  Adult
Capital
Mendoza
Argentina
08/27/2026
Damián Carnevale



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Alberto Valderrey08/28/2026ArgentinaSan LuisQuebrada de Villa Elena, CortaderasN/AAdultNoNo
Viviana Fuentes08/23/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaCamping municipal, CapitalIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez07/05/2026ArgentinaCórdobaSan José de las SalinasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey04/12/2026ArgentinaLa PampaNaicoN/AAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo02/12/2026ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
María Del Carmen Fabeiro11/29/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 143, ChacharramendiN/AAdultYesNo
Samuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand01/08/2024ArgentinaSan LuisLujanIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Elsa Longo05/21/2024ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey02/25/2024ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanN/AAdultYesNo
Pablo Bruni09/30/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi05/22/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLas Maravillas, San LorenzoN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Trillo04/16/2022ArgentinaCórdobaReserva natural municipal villa cielo, Capilla del MonteIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo09/10/2021ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/16/2021ArgentinaSan LuisRuta 23IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo11/16/2018ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández10/28/2017ArgentinaChacoTaco PozoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Andres Espindola11/19/2015ArgentinaMendozaReserva Natural y Cultural Bosques TeltecaN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez06/21/2015ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Federico Burgos Bauer01/17/2015ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna Guatraché, GuatrachéIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez12/20/2014ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252809515/09/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaCascada de los bagres1Carlos De Biagi
252669112/09/2026ArgentinaMendozaReserva de Biósfera Ñacuñán, Departamento Santa Rosa4Victoria Ferrero
252581909/09/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaEl estanquito2Carlos De Biagi
252509306/09/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaHualfínViviana Fuentes
251924529/08/2026ArgentinaCórdobaLas Cañas, Salinas Grandes1Faustino Hollmann
252051828/08/2026ArgentinaSan LuisQuebrada de Villa Elena, CortaderasHugo Alberto Valderrey
252903027/08/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDepartamento de Río Hondo2Tiziano Luka Pesci Rubilar
252558227/08/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroReserva Pozo Del Arbolito, Pozo del ArbolitoMarcelo Javier Wioneczak
252011327/08/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroReserva Pozo Del Arbolito, Pozo del ArbolitoTiago Vaggi
251918627/08/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroPerilago, Termas de Río Hondo3Faustino Hollmann
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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 23/09/2026.