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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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Photography ID: 171040
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/09/2016
Dolores Fernandez



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez01/17/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez09/16/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/24/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez08/07/2018ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez01/13/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez04/24/2016ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez05/30/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/28/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245712910/04/202609:53ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 15, Reserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
245574202/04/2026ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniDolores Fernandez
244817319/03/202610:20ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 15, Reserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
241832617/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
238554514/11/202509:44ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 10, Reserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
237458414/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
236157718/09/202509:45ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
236155518/09/202509:32ArgentinaBuenos AiresDoctor Manuel Argerich 15, Reserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
235910916/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
235830714/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
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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.