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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Synallaxis spixi.

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: 618291
  Adult
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
06/02/2016
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 510540
  Adult
Vale do Pati
Bahia
Brazil
08/07/2022
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 480507
  Adult
Ribeirão Pires
São Paulo
Brazil
10/09/2011
Horacio Alberto Garcia
Foto
Photography ID: 408587
  Adult
Cruz Alta
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
02/03/2020
Pedro Sessegolo
Foto
Photography ID: 372803
  Adult
Cruz Alta
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
01/08/2020
Pedro Sessegolo
Foto
Photography ID: 191707
  Adult
Araranguá
Santa Catarina
Brazil
02/06/2017
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 82125
  Immature
Petrópolis
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
02/10/2015
João Sérgio Barros



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244418028/01/2026BrazilRio de JaneiroEstrada Paraty-cunha (rj-165), ParatyJulian Uriel Collado
242419028/01/202606:23BrazilSão PauloSP-171 2218Silvina Collado
242416228/01/202607:26BrazilSão PauloBR-459 2823Silvina Collado
242783226/01/2026BrazilSanta CatarinaTrilha Pedras Blancas, Garopaba1Gabriel Carbajales
230610622/01/2025BrazilRio Grande do Sul-32.537, -52.537, Estrada do Albardão1Eugenia Boggiano
224140721/01/2025BrazilSanta CatarinaIngleses Norte-morro da Cachoeira, Florianópolis2Pablo Bruni
224199313/01/202510:32BrazilRio Grande do SulCamino sin nombrar2Gisela Ballent
223639813/01/202510:32BrazilRio Grande do SulCamino sin nombrar2Santiago Juan Torres
181031825/07/2023BrazilRio de JaneiroSnipe Valley Farm, ItatiaiaNicolas Olejnik
181027525/07/2023BrazilRio de JaneiroAgulas Negras, Parque Nacional do ItatiaiaNicolas Olejnik
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Spix´s Spinetail (Synallaxis spixi) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 06/04/2026.