Crested Gallito - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Julian Tocce
Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina, May 2015

Rhinocrypta lanceolata

Identification

21.5cm

• Olive brown upperparts
• Pale grey underparts
• Rufous brown head and crest, streaked white
• Brown wings
• Bright rufous flanks and sides
• Grey brown crissum
• Dusky long tail
• Short bill

Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized¹:

• R. l. saturata:

• South-eastern Bolivia and western Paraguay

• R. l. lanceolata:

• Northern and central Argentina (south to Río Negro and southern Buenos Aires)

Habitat

Dry shrubland, dense thorny undergrowth and forests.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a globe shaped, closed nest, with a side entrance from grass. The 2 eggs are incubated for 16-17 days; the young fledge 14-15 days later.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. The Wilson bulletin ISSN 0043-5643 CODEN WILBAI
3. The Birds of South America: The suboscine passerines By Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, William L. Brown, World Wildlife Fund, World Wildlife Fund (U.S.)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Gallito. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Gallito

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