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Synallaxis spixi

Spix´s Spinetail


Synallaxis spixi

Sclater, PL, 1856
Pijuí Plomizo
João-teneném
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Synallaxis spixi.




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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Forehead, crown, and shoulders rufous; ventral leaden; back, wings, and tail brown.

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, and scrublands.

Behavior: Confident and hidden.

Feeding: Arachnids and insects.

Nesting: Elaborate closed nests made of twigs, often spiny.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 478859
  Juvenile
Magdalena
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/25/2015
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 397216
  Adult
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/25/2015
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 301168
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/13/2015
Gustavo Masuzzo
Foto
Photography ID: 214463
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/12/2015
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 155292
  Adult
San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/15/2015
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 135526
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/11/2015
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 125866
  Adult
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/08/2015
Fernando Alberto Segura
Foto
Photography ID: 118271
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/04/2015
Judith Erica Sandberg
Foto
Photography ID: 116660
  Adult
Mazaruca
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/30/2015
Sergio Passafaro
Foto
Photography ID: 114730
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/12/2015
Eduardo Soriano



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
 DownloadEduardo Soriano09/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva de Biósfera Delta del Paraná (San Fernando), Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Nicolas Olejnik06/27/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresAmarran Sancho, Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Guillermo Marcaida04/19/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/21/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
37833323/12/2015BrazilRio Grande do SulNão-me-toqueJonas Kilpp
38401122/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
38312018/12/2015ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Marcelo Fabio Dolsan
37608716/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosNicolas Olejnik
37570315/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos2Nicolas Olejnik
37545514/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos3Nicolas Olejnik
37668912/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosBrazo largo2Diego Gallegos
37510112/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdicesJorge La Grotteria
37441412/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasRodolfo Seró
39578411/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresBerissoJulian Uriel Collado
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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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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Spix´s Spinetail (Synallaxis spixi) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.