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Crested Gallito
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Crested Gallito
Rhinocrypta lanceolata
The crested gallito (Rhinocrypta lanceolata) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhinocrypta. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
From the article Crested gallito on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The crested gallito is 21 cm (8.3 in) long. The male weighs 59 to 63.5 g (2.08 to 2.24 oz) and the female 51.5 to 64 g (1.82 to 2.26 oz). It is an unusual tapaculo, having long crown feathers that it often erects as a crest and even bends forward. It also has a long tail that it cocks upward. The nominate subspecies' head is cinnamon with white streaks, its upper parts including wings and tail olive gray. The throat and chest are pale gray, the sides of the breast chestnut, and the lower belly olive gray. R. l. saturata is similar but all of the colors are darker.
Range & habitat
The nominate subspecies of crested gallito ranges from northern Argentina through the central part of the country south to northern Río Negro Province and southern Buenos Aires Province. R. l. saturata is found in southeastern Bolivia and western Paraguay. The crested gallito inhabits Chaco forest from sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft), though R. l. saturata is found only in the lower elevations. It frequents thorny brush and undergrowth.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The crested gallito forages on the ground or through low branches for arthropods.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14793.