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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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Records from Estancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde

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: 673563
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
07/07/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 580051
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
03/30/2024
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 571156
  Egg
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
10/16/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 571155
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
10/16/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 520379
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
07/13/2021
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 405512
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
05/28/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 405198
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
04/23/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 218496
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
02/26/2017
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 163210
  Adult
Marcos Juárez
Córdoba
Argentina
05/30/2016
Max Uranga



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243557107/07/2025ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezSantos Uranga
202257030/03/2024ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezSantos Uranga
197584316/10/2023ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezMax Uranga
170028813/07/2021ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezSantos Uranga
127553328/05/2020ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezMax Uranga
127520823/04/2020ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezMax Uranga
61314626/02/2017ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezMax Uranga
46741930/05/2016ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Aguila Cautiva, Isla Verde, Marcos JuárezMax Uranga
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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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Recommended citation
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 18/09/2026.