Infrared absorption spectra of the ErCrO3crystal in the region off−ftransitions in the Er3+ion are recorded for the first time. An analysis of high-resolution temperature-dependent spectra reveals a step atT′=47K on the temperature dependences of the characteristics of spectral lines, in addition to the features at temperatures of magnetic orderingTN= 133 K and spin-reorientation transitionTSR=9.3K. This feature can be associated with either a previously unknown phase transition or with local changes in the crystal structure. The shape of the lines at liquid helium temperatures indicates the presence of additional positions for Er3+ions in the ErCrO3crystal. Presumably, these are positions near uncontrolled impurities that enter the crystal during its growth by the solution–melt method and form regions with a distorted structure responsible for the occurrence of polarization.