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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 Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán03/24/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del OesteSanta FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán02/08/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán02/01/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo TesaireN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán02/01/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo TesaireN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/01/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/28/2025ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/25/2025ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 67-SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán11/23/2025ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo TesaireN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán10/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU)Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán10/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU)Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Capovilla06/14/2014ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra BuenaSanturce, San CristóbalIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 2557
  Adult

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/10/2017
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245054324/03/202607:57ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
245473422/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeR. P. La Herminia, Dpto 9 de julio2Carlos Valpreda
245437921/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino rural, San Javier1Carlos Valpreda
245432821/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeSan Javier, San Javier1Carlos Valpreda
244657208/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Puerto Ocampo3Gabriel Carbajales
244635707/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeSendero Hermanos Winckler, Florencia2Gabriel Carbajales
242923308/02/202609:36ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
242583701/02/202608:51ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire1Gustavo Fernando Durán
241029604/01/202610:14ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
241027204/01/202609:45ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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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.