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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: 408430
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/11/2014
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 197342
  Adult

La Para
Córdoba
Argentina
12/29/2014
Enzo Rossi
Foto
Photography ID: 155889
  Adult

Hernando
Córdoba
Argentina
12/19/2014
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 140747
  Adult

Alejo Ledesma (zona rural)
Córdoba
Argentina
10/12/2014
Ramiro Ramirez
Foto
Photography ID: 82587
  Adult

Quitilipi
Chaco
Argentina
12/27/2014
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 74648
  Adult

La Carlota
Córdoba
Argentina
12/07/2014
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 74567
  Adult

Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
12/15/2014
Patricio M. Silfeni
Foto
Photography ID: 74437
  Adult

Embalse El Carrizal
Mendoza
Argentina
11/01/2014
Silvio Montani
Foto
Photography ID: 74306
  Adult

Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/16/2014
Diego Varales
Foto
Photography ID: 74194
  Juvenile

Rafael García
Córdoba
Argentina
11/23/2014
Andres Espindola



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán09/21/2014ArgentinaSanta FeCamino RuralSan Jerónimo NorteIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Carlos M. Grassini09/21/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCalle Siburu entre Udine y ruta nacional 14ChajaríIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández09/03/2014ArgentinaChacoLa TamboraQuitilipiIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Nicolas Olejnik02/14/2014ArgentinaSan LuisReserva privada Don Felix y Sacha JuanIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 2478
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/28/2014
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 1546
  Adult

Quebrada de cautana
San Luis
Argentina
10/30/2014
Claudia Mora



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
56211229/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna del Plata, La ParaEnzo Rossi
24045727/12/2014ArgentinaChacoEl Zanjón, QuitilipiHéctor Bernardo Fernández
21379027/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosArroyo DollAndres Teran
21503526/12/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosMédanosAlec Earnshaw
21230824/12/2014ArgentinaCórdobaQuebrada del arroyo Santa Cruz, Alta GraciaAndres Espindola
21337021/12/2014ArgentinaLa PampaJardín Botánico Provincial, ToayFederico Burgos Bauer
21298921/12/2014ArgentinaLa PampaJardín Botánico Provincial, ToayRodrigo Fiorucci
21251021/12/2014ArgentinaLa PampaJardín Botánico Provincial, ToayRamón Alberto Sosa
21215821/12/2014ArgentinaLa PampaJardín Botánico Provincial, ToayGabriel Acevedo
21190221/12/2014ArgentinaLa PampaJardín Botánico Provincial, ToayMarcelo Fabio Dolsan
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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 19/03/2026.