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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: 556239
  Adult

Las Toscas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/20/2020
Javier Villamil
Foto
Photography ID: 548045
  Adult

Junín
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/06/2020
Javier Villamil
Foto
Photography ID: 481114
  Adult

La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
01/08/2020
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 441586
  Adult

Valle Hermoso
Córdoba
Argentina
12/20/2020
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 440090
  Adult

Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/28/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 429330
  Adult

Presidente Roca
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/30/2020
Andrés G. Jacquat
Foto
Photography ID: 427083
  Adult

Dique Boca del Río
San Luis
Argentina
01/02/2020
Silvio Montani
Foto
Photography ID: 426840
  Adult

Cerro Largo
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/28/2020
Analía García
Foto
Photography ID: 426474
  Adult

Dique El Saladillo
La Rioja
Argentina
12/10/2020
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 424957
  Adult

Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
12/19/2020
David Omar Rodriguez
Foto
Photography ID: 424160
 
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/07/2020
Max Uranga



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gonzalo Camiletti11/29/2020ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana La MalvinaN/AN/ANoNo
Silvia Sokolovsky10/08/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresLujánLujánIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/24/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
134311431/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPedro Luro, Partido de VillarinoHernán Tolosa
134024431/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna Monges, Villa MaríaHugo Caverzasi
222189330/12/2020ParaguaySan PedroCasa de Oma y OpaDominic Oviedo Löwen
134932930/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FePresidente RocaAndrés G. Jacquat
133971329/12/2020ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Bernardo Fernández
133804627/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaPuente Las Mojarras Dpto Gral San Martin, Las Mojarras2Hugo Caverzasi
133774427/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeJardín Botánico Municipal Ing. Lorenzo Parodi, Santa Fe1Eduardo Beltrocco
134317525/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices1Daniela Espinosa
133788225/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo E. Alvarez, Las VarillasHugo Caverzasi
133765625/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeComplejo Residencial El Paso, Santo Tomé1Eduardo Beltrocco
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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 30/03/2026.