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Synallaxis albescens

Pale-breasted Spinetail


Synallaxis albescens

Temminck, CJ, 1823
Pijuí Cola Parda
Uí-pi
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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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

Foto
Photography ID: 598446
  Adult
Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
09/07/2024
Mauro Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 558619
  Adult
Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
12/02/2023
Mauro Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 538701
  Adult
Río Muerto
Chaco
Argentina
01/27/2013
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 502449
  Adult
Pampa del Indio
Chaco
Argentina
06/16/2022
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 498950
  Adult
Pampa del Indio
Chaco
Argentina
06/15/2022
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 275162
  Adult
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
06/30/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 274004
  Adult
Aeropuerto de Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
07/01/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 273991
  Adult
Colonia Benitez
Chaco
Argentina
06/30/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 272544
 Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
06/25/2018
Silvia Benoist
Foto
Photography ID: 212436
 Corzuela
Chaco
Argentina
07/24/2017
Rodolfo Capdevielle



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Species vocalizations

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IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-967Héctor Bernardo Fernández09/03/2014ArgentinaChacoLa Tambora, QuitilipiIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253066405/08/2026ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableNicolas Olejnik
256712011/11/2025ArgentinaChacoReserva Natural Pigüen N´Onaxá Campo Del Cielo, Doce de Octubre2Giselle Mangini
237030030/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableDiego Oscar
237010529/09/2025ArgentinaChacoRuta Provincial 9, Chaco, ArDiego Oscar
256712128/06/2025ArgentinaChacoPN El Impenetrable (antes Ea. La Fidelidad), General Güemes1Giselle Mangini
214583407/09/2024ArgentinaChacoTres Palmas, MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
192404302/12/2023ArgentinaChacoMachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
211555330/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
205295130/09/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable1Faustino Hollmann
168780805/11/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoDiego Carus
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Related bibliography


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 11/10/2026.