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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 published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 444097
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/08/2021
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 375941
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2020
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 339722
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/06/2019
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 283733
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/27/2018
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 275859
  Adult

Empalme San Carlos
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/14/2018
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 258182
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/02/2018
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 231845
  Adult

Capitan Solari
Chaco
Argentina
10/12/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 220742
  Adult

Morteros
Córdoba
Argentina
09/23/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 219698
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/17/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 207086
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/19/2017
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 157901
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/16/2016
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 157900
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/16/2016
Pablo Capovilla



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Capovilla06/14/2014ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra BuenaSanturce, San CristóbalIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220551301/12/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Provincial Cayastá, Cayastá1Pablo Capovilla
221480112/10/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
214203605/09/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
212688801/08/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
210841230/06/2024ArgentinaSanta FeComplejo T. Gente del Agua. Jaaukanigás, Reconquista2Pablo Capovilla
211981614/06/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
201476526/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
201236518/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
200788207/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
196113924/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesDesembocadura Arroyo Garupá, Capital2Pablo Capovilla
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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 09/03/2026.










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