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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: 574854
  Adult

Santa Rosa
La Pampa
Argentina
01/09/2024
Marcelo Fabio Dolsan
Foto
Photography ID: 560179
  Adult

General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
12/10/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 467910
  Adult

General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
10/25/2021
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 428411
  Adult

Toay
La Pampa
Argentina
01/07/2021
Gonzalo Camiletti
Foto
Photography ID: 374057
  Adult

Toay
La Pampa
Argentina
01/08/2020
Marcelo Fabio Dolsan
Foto
Photography ID: 43424
  Juvenile

Reserva Provincial Parque Luro
La Pampa
Argentina
03/02/2014
Eduardo Di Fiore



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Alberto Valderrey03/18/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de UtracánDepartamento UtracanN/AAdultNoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey01/24/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de UtracánDepartamento UtracanN/AAdultNoNo
Fernanda Ferrari11/04/2024ArgentinaLa PampaEn las afueras del puebloDorilaN/AN/ANoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey01/31/2024ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna de UtracánDepartamento UtracanN/AAdultNoNo
Hugo Alberto Valderrey11/28/2022ArgentinaLa PampaBarrio Pueblo NuevoGeneral PicoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Gonzalo Camiletti11/29/2020ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana La MalvinaN/AN/ANoNo
Nicolas Fabian Fontanella11/06/2018ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana La MalvinaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Marcelo Fabio Dolsan01/09/2018ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana La MalvinaN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244931018/03/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
242135324/01/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
220096604/11/2024ArgentinaLa PampaEn las afueras del pueblo, DorilaFernanda Ferrari
196051531/01/2024ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
200820009/01/2024ArgentinaLa PampaReserva La Malvina., Santa RosaMarcelo Fabio Dolsan
193213317/12/2023ArgentinaLa PampaSendero de la laguna, Reserva Provincial Parque Luro1Gabriel Carbajales
193206616/12/2023ArgentinaLa PampaLaguna de Utracán, Departamento Utracan1Gabriel Carbajales
192991810/12/2023ArgentinaLa PampaBarrio Pueblo Nuevo, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
170461715/01/2023ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué Calel2Jorge La Grotteria
170448615/01/2023ArgentinaLa PampaParque Nacional Lihué Calel2María 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 22/03/2026.