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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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Geographic distribution


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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 423822
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/13/2020
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 415251
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/17/2020
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 415250
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/17/2020
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 408587
  Adult
Cruz Alta
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
02/03/2020
Pedro Sessegolo
Foto
Photography ID: 400096
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/10/2020
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 396969
  Adult
Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
04/11/2020
Ivan Dvojak
Foto
Photography ID: 395331
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/28/2020
Luis Mier



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar11/22/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/23/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
134426431/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de las quintas, Parque Pereyra IraolaFacundo Irazoqui
133860418/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio, Parque Costero del SurFernando Alberto Segura
132934613/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar (-34,930055, -57,713702)2Jorge La Grotteria
132934513/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar (-34,929924, -57,715072), Balneario la Balandra1Jorge La Grotteria
132915713/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar (-34,930055, -57,713702)2María Alejandra Sosa
132914513/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar (-34,929924, -57,715072), Balneario la Balandra1María Alejandra Sosa
132910813/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
133374612/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del Sur, MagdalenaSilvina Collado
133303312/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del Sur, MagdalenaJulian Uriel Collado
132582910/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresA. Cordero, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Jorge La Grotteria
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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 26/09/2026.