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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Records from Santa Fe

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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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Photography ID: 180960
Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/16/2016
Maximiliano Sager

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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published

ID	Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
ER-6087		Gustavo Fernando Durán	08/03/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
ER-5781		Gustavo Fernando Durán	03/24/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
ER-5482		Gustavo Fernando Durán	01/04/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Eduardo Tesaire 782, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
ER-5481		Gustavo Fernando Durán	01/04/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Eduardo Tesaire 782, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
ER-5480		Gustavo Fernando Durán	01/04/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Eduardo Tesaire 782, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
ER-5353		Gustavo Fernando Durán	10/10/2025	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
ER-5351		Gustavo Fernando Durán	10/10/2025	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No