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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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Foto
Photography ID: 515947
  Adult

La Paz
Mendoza
Argentina
11/19/2022
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 513475
  Adult

La Paz
Mendoza
Argentina
11/09/2022
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 480686
  Adult

La Tosca
Mendoza
Argentina
11/06/2021
Silvio Montani
Foto
Photography ID: 183567
  Adult

Embalse El Carrizal
Mendoza
Argentina
12/02/2016
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 126076
  Adult

Reserva Natural Villavicencio
Mendoza
Argentina
11/21/2015
Carlos Schmidt



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245352819/03/2026ArgentinaMendozaCampo Espejo1Emilio Martin Perez
241279803/01/2026ArgentinaMendozaEl carrizal, Carrizal de abajo1Pablo Moreno
237530511/10/2025ArgentinaMendozaDelta del Rio Tunuyan La Tosca, La Paz2Pablo Moreno
237520911/10/2025ArgentinaMendozaDelta del Rio Tunuyan Los Algarrobos1Pablo Moreno
237486811/10/2025ArgentinaMendozaCampo la florida1Pablo Moreno
219638205/11/2024ArgentinaMendozaDique benegas, Junin2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
197523012/02/2024ArgentinaMendozaEl carrizal, Carrizal de abajo1Pablo Moreno
195932628/01/2024ArgentinaMendozaCerro Arco, Las Heras1Pablo Moreno
192944708/12/2023ArgentinaMendozaEl carrizal, Carrizal de abajo1Pablo Moreno
192555017/11/2023ArgentinaMendozaEl carrizal, Embalse El Carrizal1Pablo Moreno
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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.