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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: 663216
 
Correa
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/16/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 658701
 
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/03/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 658700
 
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/03/2025
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 598983
 
Bialet Masse
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2023
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 598982
 
Bialet Masse
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2023
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 520178
 
Bialet Masse
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2023
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 490721
 
Itati
Corrientes
Argentina
05/01/2016
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 464945
 
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/04/2021
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 441207
 
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/15/2021
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 6378
 
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/18/2010
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 6377
  Adult

Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/05/2010
Adrian Braidotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240034416/12/2025ArgentinaSanta FePuente de Lopez, CorreaAdrian Braidotti
238204703/11/2025ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Lux, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
179383918/07/2023ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Lux, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
169972604/01/2023ArgentinaCórdobaBialet Masse. Mirador del Lago, Bialet Masse2Adrian Braidotti
167844622/11/2022ArgentinaSanta FePuente de Lopez, Correa1Adrian Braidotti
158768928/05/2022ArgentinaSanta FeZona Rural, CorreaAdrian Braidotti
157232517/10/2021ArgentinaCórdobaBialet Masse. Mirador del Lago, Bialet MasseAdrian Braidotti
147266704/10/2021ArgentinaSanta FeAltos del carcaraña, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
139421515/04/2021ArgentinaSanta FePlaya Burki, CarcarañáAdrian Braidotti
157241901/05/2016ArgentinaCorrientesItatiAdrian Braidotti
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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 25/03/2026.