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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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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

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Foto
Photography ID: 538221
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
05/26/2023
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 225921
  Adult
Taco Pozo
Chaco
Argentina
10/28/2017
David Juszczuk
Foto
Photography ID: 225862
  Adult
Taco Pozo
Chaco
Argentina
10/28/2017
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 197694
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
09/25/2016
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 197692
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
09/25/2016
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 52004
  Adult
Taco Pozo
Chaco
Argentina
05/16/2014
David Juszczuk
Foto
Photography ID: 51925
  Adult
Taco Pozo
Chaco
Argentina
05/16/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 51879
  Adult
Taco Pozo
Chaco
Argentina
05/16/2014
Héctor Schreiber



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Species vocalizations

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IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-4018Pablo Bruni09/30/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableN/AN/AYesNo
ER-1909Héctor Bernardo Fernández10/28/2017ArgentinaChacoTaco PozoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237029030/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableDiego Oscar
237010029/09/2025ArgentinaChacoRuta Provincial 9, Chaco, ArDiego Oscar
211558930/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
205298730/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable2Faustino Hollmann
189225730/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable1Pablo Bruni
189056630/09/2023ArgentinaChacoCamino sin nombrar (-24,956507, -60,961400)1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
180460525/07/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableMauro Carballo
177841526/05/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableAndrés Cecconi
141676304/04/2021ArgentinaChacoReserva y Ecolodge Tantanacuy12Eugenia Boggiano
141667703/04/2021ArgentinaChacoEstancia Doña Irma, Dto. Gral. Guemes8Eugenia Boggiano
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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 11/10/2026.