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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: 702049
  Adult
Santuario Historico Machu Picchu
Cuzco
Peru
07/21/2026
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 688182
  Adult
Aguas Calientes
Cuzco
Peru
07/08/2024
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 664369
 Rocotal Feeder, Pe
Cuzco
Peru
09/23/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 664368
 Rocotal Feeder, Pe
Cuzco
Peru
09/23/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 271270
  Adult
Carretera al Manu
Cuzco
Peru
05/21/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 159462
  Adult
Manu Road
Cuzco
Peru
07/19/2016
Adrian Antunez



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria09/23/2024PeruCuzcoSantuario Histórico de Machu PicchuN/AN/AYesNo
Rutger Koperdraad10/09/2017PeruAmazonasTrail to the Gocta falls, CocachimbaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252325225/07/2026PeruCuzcoRuta del ManuDiego Oscar
252308123/07/2026PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manu, Cuzco, PeDiego Oscar
252304223/07/2026PeruCuzcoWayqecha Cloud Forest Birding Lodge8Diego Oscar
251396621/07/2026PeruCuzcoCarretera Hiram Bingham, Santuario Historico Machu Picchu2Diego Oscar
240255223/09/2025PeruCuzcoRocotal Feeder, Pe1Silvina Collado
240251623/09/2025PeruCuzcoCusco 113, Cuzco, Pe1Silvina Collado
240175423/09/2025PeruCuzcoRocotal Feeder, Pe1Julian Uriel Collado
240171723/09/2025PeruCuzcoCusco 113, Cuzco, Pe1Julian Uriel Collado
215932724/09/2024PeruCuzcoCalle Inkill 100, Aguas Calientes1Lucio La Grotteria
215930724/09/2024PeruCuzcoVía sin nombre2Lucio La Grotteria
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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 03/10/2026.