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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 39418
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/16/2014
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 30444
  Fledgling
Tres Marías
Formosa
Argentina
11/23/2013
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 442
  Adult
Baradero
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/31/2010
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 440
  Adult
Baradero
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/31/2010
Jorge La Grotteria



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria02/11/2024ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria01/02/2017BrazilBahiaBairro Ponta da Areia, Itaparica (municipio)N/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria05/02/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246458303/05/202612:12ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
246051818/04/202613:09ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Histórico Natural Vuelta de Obligado, Vuelta de Obligado1Jorge La Grotteria
245974218/04/202612:07ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Histórico Natural Vuelta de Obligado, Vuelta de Obligado1Jorge La Grotteria
245054524/03/202608:02ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia2Jorge La Grotteria
245050922/03/202612:41ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Jorge La Grotteria
244682715/03/202610:09ArgentinaBuenos AiresIntendencia del Parque Nacional, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Jorge La Grotteria
244475408/03/202612:19ArgentinaBuenos AiresSendero del Pastizal, Parque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)1Jorge La Grotteria
244016028/02/202612:27ArgentinaBuenos AiresSucre 1822, Reserva Natural Ingeniero Maschwitz1Jorge La Grotteria
243706321/02/202610:29ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del Pilar1Jorge La Grotteria
243686821/02/202611:38ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 15, Reserva Natural del Pilar1Jorge La Grotteria
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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.