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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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Richter08/15/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaN/AN/AYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253383220/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de las rosas, Hudson1Pablo Richter
251807729/08/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)3Pablo Richter
251038015/08/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda5Pablo Richter
250729208/08/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
250514702/08/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda4Pablo Richter
250188814/07/2026ArgentinaCórdobaEl Pampero, Miramar1Pablo Richter
250265905/07/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo negro, Hudson1Pablo Richter
250230621/06/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
250219220/06/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)2Pablo Richter
250197615/06/2026ArgentinaCórdobaMar chiquita - Península de Mare1Pablo Richter
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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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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 27/09/2026.