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Synallaxis azarae

Azara´s Spinetail


Synallaxis azarae

d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1838
Pijuí Ceja Canela
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Synallaxis azarae.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Brown forehead; rufous crown, wings, and tail; ochraceous eyebrow; grayish-brown underparts and brown back.

Geographic Distribution: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, and Catamarca.

Habitat: Yungas between 1000 and 2500 masl.

Behavior: Trusting and secretive.

Diet: Arachnids and insects.

Nesting: Elaborate closed nests made of twigs, often thorny.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 661562
  Adult
Yerba Buena
Tucumán
Argentina
09/26/2025
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 656528
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655435
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 650317
  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
07/06/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 650245
 San Lorenzo
Salta
Argentina
08/29/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 629258
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
07/21/2023
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 617190
  Adult
La Merced
Catamarca
Argentina
12/30/2024
Fabrizio García



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes12/14/2025ArgentinaTucumánYerba Buena - Reserva Experimental Horco MolleIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Viviana Fuentes05/24/2025ArgentinaTucumánJardín Botánico Horco Molle, Yerba Buena - Reserva Experimental Horco MolleN/AN/AYesNo
Elsa Longo09/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
María Del Carmen Fabeiro10/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Maria Victoria Di Stasio10/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraN/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez04/27/2017ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria09/26/2016ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez04/30/2016ArgentinaJujuyRuta 9 limite Salta JujuyIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/17/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251907926/08/2026ArgentinaTucumánProyecto Seamos Bosques, Burruyacú2Faustino Hollmann
247722104/04/2026ArgentinaJujuyAcceso Serranias de Zapla (-24,245, -65,105)Pablo Eguia
248583206/01/2026ArgentinaJujuy-23.68556,-64.89520, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
248582106/01/2026ArgentinaJujuy-23.69187,-64.87622, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
248581306/01/2026ArgentinaJujuyMesada de las Colmenas, Parque Nacional Calilegua2Pablo Richter
248572305/01/2026ArgentinaJujuy-23.75232, -64.85463, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
242655714/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánYerba Buena - Reserva Experimental Horco MolleViviana Fuentes
238045117/10/2025ArgentinaSaltaLos Naranjos, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán2Martín Lépez
239552426/09/2025ArgentinaTucumánReserva Horco molle, Yerba BuenaEmilio Martin Perez
236847326/09/202514:17ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
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Related bibliography


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.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Azara´s Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 02/10/2026.