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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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Photography ID: 180960
  Adult

Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/16/2016
Maximiliano Sager



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán10/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU)Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán10/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU)Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241026904/01/202609:48ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
237233310/10/202511:28ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
237233110/10/202511:14ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
221480112/10/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
214203605/09/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
212688801/08/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
211981614/06/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
201476526/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
201236518/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
200788207/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
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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.