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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: 523172
  Adult
Bella Unión
Artigas
Uruguay
01/11/2023
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 506671
  Adult
Colonia Eduardo Acevedo
Artigas
Uruguay
09/07/2022
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 492375
  Adult
Cam. a Canteras del Riachuelo
Colonia
Uruguay
05/03/2022
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 426840
  Adult
Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/28/2020
Analía García
Foto
Photography ID: 395305
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/28/2020
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 326185
  Adult
Parque Nacional San Miguel
Rocha
Uruguay
04/02/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 306805
  Adult
Ruta 91
Rocha
Uruguay
12/27/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 256575
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/22/2018
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 256023
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/22/2018
Alicia Miller
Foto
Photography ID: 173984
  Adult
Rincón de Franquía
Artigas
Uruguay
11/03/2016
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 166125
  Adult
El Surco
Río Negro
Uruguay
07/08/2016
Germán Gil
Foto
Photography ID: 145416
  Adult
Concordia
Soriano
Uruguay
03/30/2016
Edison Mattei



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Video ID: 5365
  Adult
Termas de Arapey
Salto
Uruguay
10/11/2022
Alejandra Pons



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253216420/09/2026UruguaySaltoCamino Paso Potrero1Pablo Bruni
245903212/04/2026UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Tacuarembó2Gabriel Carbajales
245899711/04/2026UruguayRiveraVias del tren1Gabriel Carbajales
245893111/04/2026UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Tacuarembó1Gabriel Carbajales
245884610/04/2026UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Tacuarembó1Gabriel Carbajales
237153304/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, Tacuarembó1Gabriel Carbajales
231576706/07/2025UruguayRío NegroPuerto Viejo, Esteros del Farrapos2Felipe Aguilar
213236214/08/2024UruguaySaltoLaguna de las Garzas, Salto Grande2Pablo Bruni
190794409/11/2023UruguayRío NegroRuta 241Pablo Bruni
171644211/01/2023UruguayArtigasÁrea de Protección Ambiental Rincón de Franquía, Bella UniónLuis Mier
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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 24/09/2026.