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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: 217293
  Adult
Barranca
Tucumán
Argentina
09/03/2017
Miguel Andina
Foto
Photography ID: 67177
  Adult
Trancas
Tucumán
Argentina
07/13/2014
Walter Bustamante



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-5723Viviana Fuentes02/22/2026ArgentinaTucumánDique El CadillalIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
ER-4699Viviana Fuentes02/05/2024ArgentinaTucumánFamailláN/AN/ANoNo
ER-4055Viviana Fuentes01/22/2024ArgentinaTucumánSan Pedro de ColalaoN/AN/ANoNo
ER-1791Miguel Andina05/03/2017ArgentinaTucumánNiogastaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
258283215/08/2026ArgentinaTucumánRuta Nacional 157, Tucumán, AR (-27,628, -65,253), Graneros1Giselle Mangini
258284708/07/2026ArgentinaTucumánUnnamed Road, Tucumán, AR (-26,507, -65,416), Trancas1Giselle Mangini
243802922/02/2026ArgentinaTucumánDique El CadillalViviana Fuentes
258282521/09/2025ArgentinaTucumánRuta Provincial 305, Tucumán, AR (-26,417, -64,948), Burruyacú2Giselle Mangini
258282312/05/2024ArgentinaTucumánProyecto Seamos Bosques, Burruyacú2Giselle Mangini
258282211/05/2024ArgentinaTucumánProyecto Seamos Bosques, Burruyacú1Giselle Mangini
258282110/05/2024ArgentinaTucumánProyecto Seamos Bosques, Burruyacú1Giselle Mangini
258282806/02/2024ArgentinaTucumánPN Aconquija--Portal Campo de los Alisos, Chicligasta4Giselle Mangini
218193605/02/2024ArgentinaTucumánFamailláViviana Fuentes
195656622/01/2024ArgentinaTucumánSan Pedro de ColalaoViviana Fuentes
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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 13/10/2026.