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Synallaxis frontalis

Sooty-fronted Spinetail


Synallaxis frontalis

Pelzeln, A, 1859
Pijuí Frente Gris
Petrim
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Gray forehead; rufous crown, wings, and tail; gray underparts, brown back, and black throat patch.

Geographic Distribution: Northern Argentina to Buenos Aires and La Pampa.

Habitat: Forests and jungle edges.

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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Foto
Photography ID: 614544
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/18/2024
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 476433
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/11/2021
Karina Kondert
Foto
Photography ID: 455365
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 455364
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 454800
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 398130
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/06/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 305596
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/17/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 303254
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/13/2018
Daniel Zelener
Foto
Photography ID: 303026
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/17/2018
Adriana Bellotti
Foto
Photography ID: 293668
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/13/2018
Daniel Zelener
Foto
Photography ID: 292050
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/06/2018
Eduardo Soriano
Foto
Photography ID: 265550
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/19/2018
Fernando Miranda



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Video ID: 2703
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/23/2017
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 2479
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/28/2014
Santos Di Mauro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253149020/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRío de las Aves, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
253133019/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosHumedales, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
252730010/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Diego Oscar
248726525/06/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
247215809/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRío de las Aves, Ceibas1Diego Oscar
246920609/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
246122018/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Carlos Enrique Alvarez
246075418/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Rodolfo Seró
246035018/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
244732815/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosEa. Campo Bajo, CeibasDiego Oscar
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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. Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 04/10/2026.