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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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Photography ID: 371431
 
Firmat
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/01/2020
Leonardo Caballero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
146794526/09/2021ArgentinaSanta FeBosque de los Constituyentes, RosarioLeonardo Caballero
146319119/09/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSoldiniLeonardo Caballero
136542322/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeArroyo Saladillo y ruta A012, SoldiniLeonardo Caballero
136213021/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna El Cristal, CalchaquíLeonardo Caballero
136041220/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Puerto, Villa OcampoLeonardo Caballero
135380119/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeVilla OcampoLeonardo Caballero
135123618/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoLeonardo Caballero
134612308/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSoldiniLeonardo Caballero
134378904/01/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSoldiniLeonardo Caballero
126886610/07/2020ArgentinaSanta FeCampo AndinoLeonardo Caballero
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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 29/03/2026.