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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133247016/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDiego Oscar
132624907/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesRuta 40 al Norte de Carlos PellegriniDiego Oscar
132616807/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesSendero Caraya, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini2Diego Oscar
132592206/12/2020ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniDiego Oscar
131644621/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurDiego Oscar
130929506/11/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta IndioDiego Oscar
130091717/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresSendero Historias del Pastizal, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosDiego Oscar
129762010/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del Pilar2Diego Oscar
129293320/09/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Oscar
128800212/09/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego 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.