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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: 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 Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Santos Di Mauro02/06/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino de los Lagartos entre Camino del Medio y ViamonteReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Video ID: 5050
  Adult

Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/19/2021
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 2479
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/28/2014
Santos Di Mauro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
153384719/10/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCercanias Las Cruces, PerdicesSantos Di Mauro
136572806/02/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino de los Lagartos entre Camino del Medio y Viamonte, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Santos Di Mauro
87167814/12/2018ArgentinaSan LuisSalto del TabaquilloSantos Di Mauro
58018528/09/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino rural, cerca de la ruta 14, CeibasSantos Di Mauro
7253221/09/2013ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Santos Di Mauro
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.