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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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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 21436
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
03/30/2013
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 11952
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/26/2012
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 9939
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/30/2011
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1053
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/27/2010
Diego Oscar



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-3844Diego Oscar08/10/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarN/AN/AYesNo



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Species reports



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252720811/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar2Diego Oscar
252730010/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas2Diego Oscar
252300504/09/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal LodgeDiego Oscar
252294903/09/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge1Diego Oscar
252289203/09/2026ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 126Diego Oscar
252281902/09/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal LodgeDiego Oscar
252275201/09/2026ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal LodgeDiego Oscar
251262419/08/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
250605003/08/2026ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 entre Carlos pellegrini y GalarzaDiego Oscar
250539702/08/2026ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Lobo Cuá, Parque Nacional IberáDiego Oscar
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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 09/10/2026.