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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: 675540
  Juvenile

Sierra de la Ventana
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/25/2026
Daniel Chiesa
Foto
Photography ID: 656693
  Adult

Guaminí
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/10/2025
Daniel Chiesa
Foto
Photography ID: 642468
  Adult

Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/07/2020
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 642467
  Adult

Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/12/2021
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 642466
  Adult

Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/15/2020
Fernando Rasmussen
Foto
Photography ID: 642369
  Adult

San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/04/2025
Peter Vidana
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: 617482
  Adult

Pedro Luro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/16/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 615921
  Adult

Lobos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/23/2024
Juan Atenzio



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez01/20/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Juan Atenzio02/03/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de tierra en campo abiertoSaladilloIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Nicolas Olejnik11/29/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243972725/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Arcadia, Sierra de la VentanaDaniel Chiesa
241866620/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
241161802/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del Pilar1Franco Montaño Herrero
240554208/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresPedro Luro--Laguna La Salada, Villarino1Victor Hugo Michelini
237459610/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Alsina, GuaminíDaniel Chiesa
231730904/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los ArroyosPeter Vidana
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
221452923/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna Culú Culú, LobosJuan Atenzio
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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 12/04/2026.