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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: 671680
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 671679
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/13/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 601684
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/08/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 601683
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/08/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 455365
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 455364
  Adult

Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/19/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 358022
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/23/2019
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 308143
  Adult

Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
11/13/2018
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 277587
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
06/09/2018
Elsa Longo



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Elsa Longo01/12/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242867613/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
241825612/01/202619:48ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
230690503/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Elsa Longo
222765514/11/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Elsa Longo
215801008/08/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
200995829/02/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
198071017/02/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Elsa Longo
195627713/01/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Elsa Longo
182103327/07/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
181864117/07/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaElsa Longo
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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 29/03/2026.