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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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria02/11/2024ArgentinaSan LuisParque Nacional Sierra de las QuijadasN/AN/ANoNo
Fernanda Ferrari11/04/2024ArgentinaLa PampaEn las afueras del puebloDorilaN/AN/ANoNo
Patricia Beatriz Benitez11/07/2024ArgentinaSan JuanCamping Municipal RivadaviaQuebrada del ZondaN/AN/AYesNo
Viviana Fuentes02/05/2024ArgentinaTucumánFamailláN/AN/ANoNo
Jorgelina Lopez05/24/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey06/19/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosLaguna cercana a las termas de Colón.ColónN/AAdultNoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey01/31/2024ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna de UtracánDepartamento UtracanN/AAdultNoNo
Viviana Fuentes01/22/2024ArgentinaTucumánSan Pedro de ColalaoN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224394029/12/2024ArgentinaCatamarcaRuta Provincial 9Fabrizio García
222933029/12/2024ArgentinaCatamarcaLas HiguerillasFabrizio García
222700829/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Jorge La Grotteria
222700329/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Jorge La Grotteria
222700229/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Jorge La Grotteria
222699129/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Jorge La Grotteria
222696529/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Jorge La Grotteria
222694629/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1Jorge La Grotteria
222689429/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1María Alejandra Sosa
222688629/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia1María Alejandra Sosa
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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 25/03/2026.