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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: 608481
  Adult

Embalse El Carrizal
Mendoza
Argentina
11/08/2024
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 559717
  Adult

Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
03/04/2020
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 10525
  Adult

Lavalle
Mendoza
Argentina
12/02/2011
Damián Carnevale



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
218544208/11/2024ArgentinaMendozaEl carrizal, Embalse El CarrizalDamián Carnevale
192912304/03/2020ArgentinaSan LuisVilla De Merlo, MerloDamián Carnevale
2394902/12/2011ArgentinaMendozaLavalleDamián Carnevale
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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 11/04/2026.