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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: 670743
  Adult

Humedal Platanares
Valle del Cauca
Colombia
07/13/2025
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 584893
  Juvenile

Villa Gutierrez
Córdoba
Argentina
03/23/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 558167
  Adult

Laguna Larga
Córdoba
Argentina
10/19/2019
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 432419
  Adult

Las Mojarras
Córdoba
Argentina
02/05/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 427604
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
01/02/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 418781
  Adult

Laguna Larga
Córdoba
Argentina
11/12/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 417166
  Adult

Villa del Rosario
Córdoba
Argentina
11/01/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 414586
  Adult

Bouwer
Córdoba
Argentina
10/14/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 379245
  Adult

Laguna Larga
Córdoba
Argentina
02/01/2020
Jorge Schlemmer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242607713/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaHumedal PlatanaresJorge Schlemmer
212617723/03/2024ArgentinaCórdobaVilla GutierrezJorge Schlemmer
136534005/02/2021ArgentinaCórdobaLas MojarrasJorge Schlemmer
134254202/01/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCamino Rural, MiramarJorge Schlemmer
134415113/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Laguna MelincuéJorge Schlemmer
131700125/11/2020ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Urbana Gral. San MartínJorge Schlemmer
130998112/11/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna larga, Laguna LargaJorge Schlemmer
130600501/11/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna sobre ruta a matorrales, Villa del RosarioJorge Schlemmer
131933031/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaSendero a cascada Los Hornillos, Reserva Natural Hídrica Parque La QuebradaJorge Schlemmer
129934814/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaBouwerJorge Schlemmer
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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.