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Synallaxis scutata

Ochre-cheeked Spinetail


Synallaxis scutata

Sclater, PL, 1859
Pijuí Canela
Estrelinha-preta
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Cinnamon underparts with white eyebrow and throat, black neckband and eyeline, rufous wings and tail, brown crown and back.

Geographic Distribution: Jujuy and Salta.

Habitat: Yungas.

Behavior: Trusting and secretive, often walks on the ground.

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: 656539
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Eduardo Cusano
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Photography ID: 554906
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/26/2023
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248539604/01/2026ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
237384226/09/2025ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
209476927/01/2024ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Nazareno Del Carlo
209476826/01/2024ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional Calilegua2Nazareno Del Carlo
190784026/10/2023ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
155408226/02/2022ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Diego Oscar
136651526/01/2021ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaAndres Teran
74965011/04/2018ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Alec Earnshaw
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Related bibliography


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.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ochre-cheeked Spinetail (Synallaxis scutata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 28/09/2026.