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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Rhinomya lanceolata.

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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: 626915
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
03/02/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 626283
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
03/01/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 519912
  Adult

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
11/11/2022
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 393800
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/22/2020
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 393791
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/22/2020
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 284773
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
08/18/2018
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 194334
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/27/2017
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 100183
  Adult

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
05/23/2015
Silvio Lamothe



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226332502/03/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
226224501/03/2025ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
169798111/11/2022ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníSilvio Lamothe
123478122/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
80082118/08/2018ArgentinaLa PampaCamping Parque Nacional Lihue Calel, Parque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
74476930/03/2018ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasSilvio Lamothe
55301527/02/2017ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
28880123/05/2015ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Crested Gallito (Rhinocrypta lanceolata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.