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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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Records from Berisso

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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Foto
Photography ID: 644813
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/28/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 638661
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/11/2025
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 484436
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/01/2022
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 400096
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/10/2020
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 386414
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/29/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 377323
 Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/25/2020
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 221513
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/30/2017
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 206534
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/03/2017
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 189459
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/28/2017
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 185550
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/14/2017
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 185547
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/14/2017
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
Foto
Photography ID: 135526
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/11/2015
Julian Uriel Collado



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249980316/05/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresIsla Paulino, Berisso1Pablo Richter
244461022/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya Palo blanco, Berisso2Julian Uriel Collado
236094714/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresQuinta privada, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
236078910/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso2Julian Uriel Collado
236063506/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresQuinta privada, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
236048730/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo El Pescado, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
236027423/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
232281412/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, Berisso2Julian Uriel Collado
232279212/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino a Palo Blanco, Berisso1Julian Uriel Collado
232277812/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplen costero desde av. 66 hasta calle 32, Berisso1Julian 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 16/09/2026.