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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: 422910
  Adult

Casilda
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/16/2018
Claudia Alejandra Nigro
Foto
Photography ID: 399512
  Adult

Paraje La Jaula, Diamante
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/02/2018
Andres Bianchi
Foto
Photography ID: 398130
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/06/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 356217
♂ ♀
  Adult

Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/14/2018
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 310765
  Adult

Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
11/18/2018
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 308143
  Adult

Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
11/13/2018
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 307868
  Adult

La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2018
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 306805
  Adult

Ruta 91
Rocha
Uruguay
12/27/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 305596
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/17/2018
Victor Hugo Michelini



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Nicolas Fabian Fontanella11/06/2018ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana La MalvinaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Andrés Cecconi10/15/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarN/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez08/07/2018ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Marcelo Fabio Dolsan01/09/2018ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana La MalvinaN/AN/ANoNo
J. Simón Tagtachian01/21/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
J. Simón Tagtachian01/17/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez01/13/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
109883431/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesSanta Rosa, Capital2Julian Quillen Vidoz
187478430/12/2018ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
187482229/12/2018ArgentinaFormosaHerradura, Laishi8Fabricio Candia
122401029/12/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural Protegida Don Sebastián1Luis Prevedel
86275729/12/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLos UclesHugo Caverzasi
86135927/12/2018ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
85997427/12/2018UruguayRochaA Cebollatí, Ruta 91Luis Mier
85980823/12/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Román Montero
85888223/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezDiego Oscar
85881523/12/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)3Diego Oscar
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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 11/04/2026.