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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

Foto
Photography ID: 306728
  Adult
Calera de las huerfanas
Colonia
Uruguay
10/06/2018
Analía García
Foto
Photography ID: 305154
  Adult
Parque Provincial Moconá
Misiones
Argentina
11/18/2018
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 300561
  Adult
Álvarez Jonte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/24/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 299712
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/17/2018
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 299442
  Adult
Parque Nacional San Miguel
Rocha
Uruguay
11/17/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 290891
  Adult
Calera de las huerfanas
Colonia
Uruguay
10/06/2018
Luis Mier



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Brahamian08/22/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino de los Lagartos., Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)N/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez09/08/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo02/18/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida03/23/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural El DestinoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86345231/12/2018UruguayMaldonadoArroyo Jose IgnacioDiego Oscar
85873922/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos3José Aparicio
85758416/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Santa Teresa, Álvarez JonteGonzalo Diaz
85523016/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Santa Teresa, Álvarez JonteDiego Carus
85751015/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia Santa Teresa, Álvarez JonteGonzalo Diaz
85456415/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Inta, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosSergio Gabriel Borrillo
85152008/12/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices1Jorge La Grotteria
125658306/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)1Gabriel Carbajales
85141406/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural ToyotaGonzalo Diaz
84563927/11/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Monte Blanco (Ex Delta Terra), Delta del ParanáNicolas Olejnik
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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 25/09/2026.