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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: 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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 627437
  Adult

General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/09/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 621564
  Adult

General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/09/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 620111
  Juvenile

General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/26/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 578401
  Adult

General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/03/2024
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 575982
  Adult

General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/30/2023
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 519033
  Adult

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
11/09/2022
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 445527
  Adult

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
03/29/2021
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 445526
  Adult

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
03/29/2021
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 393965
  Juvenile

Parque Nacional Lihué Calel
La Pampa
Argentina
02/24/2020
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 327884
  Juvenile

Parque Provincial Chancaní
Córdoba
Argentina
03/03/2019
Silvio Lamothe



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242080523/11/2025ArgentinaLa PampaEn reserva Provincial Parque Luro, Reserva Provincial Parque LuroSilvio Lamothe
242066622/11/2025ArgentinaLa PampaEn reserva Provincial Parque Luro, Reserva Provincial Parque LuroSilvio Lamothe
226444109/03/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural entre General Villegas y Elordi, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
224542009/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural entre General Villegas y Elordi, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
224078126/01/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural entre General Villegas y Elordi, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
201681203/02/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta 226, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
201098830/12/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Pradere, General VillegasSilvio Lamothe
169245709/11/2022ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial ChancaníSilvio Lamothe
140587929/03/2021ArgentinaCórdobaPicada diagonal, Parque Provincial ChancaníSilvio Lamothe
124308724/02/2020ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué CalelSilvio Lamothe
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Pale-breasted Spinetail (Synallaxis albescens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.