The Crested Gallito has a reddish crest and flanks with a black tail, and it runs frequently on the ground.
The back is brown and the tail black; the throat, breast, and undertail coverts are whitish. Broad rufous flanks and a large reddish crest with pale streaks stand out.
It runs frequently on the ground and uses shrubs in woodland and steppe habitats.
The head, nape and cheeks are reddish with whitish streaks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.