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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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Records from San Miguel del Monte

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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Foto
Photography ID: 391396
  Adult

San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/21/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 357445
  Adult

San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/29/2019
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
129838112/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
129225420/09/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteJorgelina Lopez
123090221/03/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCampito de Quinterno, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
126492829/09/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteJorgelina Lopez
110202029/09/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCampito de Quinterno, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
62320904/10/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteRicardo A. Palonsky
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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 20/03/2026.