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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: 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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni06/18/2023ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243169722/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá5Pablo Richter
239026922/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá5Gabriel Carbajales
226657424/03/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta provincial 86 (camino de Mburucuyá a Caacatí, Parque Nacional Mburucuyá2Pablo Bruni
218925608/11/2024ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá2Gabriel Carbajales
182546708/09/2023ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá1Gabriel Carbajales
178127419/06/2023ArgentinaCorrientesSendero yatay, Parque Nacional Mburucuyá1Pablo Bruni
178115418/06/2023ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá2Pablo Bruni
169446010/12/2022ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáMauricio Secchi
169250704/09/2022ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá2Maximiliano Sager
161938526/07/2022ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáMauro Carballo
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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. Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.