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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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Photography ID: 689854
  Adult
Magdalena
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/31/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 678558
  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/15/2026
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 678556
  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/15/2026
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 678192
  Adult
Ensenada
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/15/2026
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 676940
  Adult
Colonia Garaví
Corrientes
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 676939
  Adult
Colonia Garaví
Corrientes
Argentina
02/17/2026
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 666108
  Adult
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/05/2026
Gustavo Puente



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Richter08/08/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaN/AN/AYesNo
Dolores Fernandez05/20/2026ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 2, Reserva de Biosfera YabotíIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo04/18/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez05/20/2026ArgentinaMisionesrutaN/AN/ANoNo
Guillermo Marcaida04/18/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253391424/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente López1Pablo Richter
253390424/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresArea Natural Yrigoyen1Pablo Richter
253352724/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Cruce CaballeroDiego Oscar
253300823/09/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva San PedroDiego Oscar
253388520/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de la 63, Hudson1Pablo Richter
253383120/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino de las rosas, Hudson1Pablo Richter
253266119/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 63, Hudson3Pablo Richter
253132919/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosHumedales, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
253106714/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municpal Ribera Norte, San Isidro1Gabriel Carbajales
252838213/09/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo negro, Hudson7Pablo Richter
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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 27/09/2026.