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Grey-bellied Spinetail

Synallaxis cinerascens
Temminck, CJ, 1823
Pijuí Negruzco
Pi-puí

Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Olive-brown crown and back; rufous tail and shoulders; dark gray underparts and black throat patch.

Geographic Distribution: Misiones and northern Corrientes.

Habitat: Clearings in forests and secondary growth.

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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 441552
  Adult

Reserva San Rafael
Itapúa
Paraguay
10/07/2018
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 308324
  Adult

Parque Provincial Piñalito
Misiones
Argentina
12/27/2018
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 293493
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
09/10/2018
Pablo Serur
Foto
Photography ID: 267621
  Adult

Bio Reserva Karadya
Misiones
Argentina
05/23/2018
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 248283
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/10/2018
Marian Wigdorovitz
Foto
Photography ID: 246584
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/03/2018
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 245914
  Adult

Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
02/02/2018
Héctor Schreiber



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Héctor Bernardo Fernández02/03/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra MariposaCampo RamónIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
María Del Carmen Fabeiro06/28/2018ArgentinaMisionesReservaBio Reserva KaradyaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Maria Victoria Di Stasio06/29/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AAdultNoNo
Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez05/03/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86221527/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial PiñalitoRicardo Juliano
158973101/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íFranco Vushurovich
84317820/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo Ramón1Luis Cesar Tejo
187467604/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cañadón de Profundidad2Fabricio Candia
187468403/11/2018ArgentinaMisionesPicada Sarmiento, Oberá2Fabricio Candia
82349712/10/2018ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónPablo Eguia
139503607/10/2018ParaguayItapúaSenderos de la Estación Kanguery, Reserva San RafaelGuillermo Menéndez
81907712/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaAlec Earnshaw
81662211/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva Karadya1Alec Earnshaw
82440610/09/2018ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaPablo Serur
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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. Grey-bellied Spinetail (Synallaxis cinerascens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.