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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: 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: 203132
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/14/2017
Santiago Alemán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
143464719/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasElsa Longo
145905920/01/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas1Hugo Caverzasi
68633527/01/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas1Daniela Espinosa
57577414/04/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, CeibasSantiago Alemán
47502610/09/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas1Rodolfo Seró
46456617/07/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas12Eugenia Boggiano
47023208/07/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Ceibas, Ceibas2Virginia Bonifacio
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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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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 19/09/2026.