Pale-breasted Spinetail

Synallaxis albescens

Temminck, 1823
Pijuí Cola Parda
Uí-pi

Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Records from Ceibas

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

Description: Gray forehead; rufous crown and shoulders; brown back, wings, and tail; diffuse gular patch and gray underparts.

Habitat: Forests in savannas and rural areas.

Behavior: Confident and hidden.

Feeding: Arachnids and insects.

Nesting: Elaborate closed nests made of twigs, often spiny.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Photography ID: 660533
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2025
Dolores Fernandez

Photography ID: 638337
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/25/2023
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 615246
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2022
Walter Omar Buffarini

Photography ID: 583561
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/11/2024
Alec Earnshaw

Photography ID: 571993
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/15/2024
Elsa Longo

Photography ID: 571127
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/15/2024
Guillermo Marcaida

Photography ID: 561335
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/10/2022
Adrian Dario Barboza

Photography ID: 518938
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/10/2022
Diego Trillo

Photography ID: 518937
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/10/2022
Diego Trillo

Photography ID: 514793
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/08/2022
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias

Photography ID: 482457
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2022
Enrique Sanz

Photography ID: 481228
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2022
Lucas Sanz

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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published

ID	Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
ER-5430		Dolores Fernandez	11/22/2025	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas, Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
ER-4409		Alec Earnshaw	05/11/2024	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
ER-2374		Dolores Fernandez	11/25/2018	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
ER-2033		Diego Oscar	01/06/2018	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
ER-1947		Dolores Fernandez	01/06/2018	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No
ER-1692		Dolores Fernandez	10/09/2016	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	No	No
ER-1465		Dolores Fernandez	10/03/2015	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ceibas	Indistinguishable	Adult	No	No