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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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Species photographs

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Foto
Photography ID: 652646
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 652645
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 652644
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 632751
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/27/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 630966
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/13/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 616755
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/29/2024
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 604613
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/11/2024
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 550199
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/30/2023
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 550165
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/17/2023
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 527269
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/23/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 504896
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/07/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 502938
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/29/2022
Diego Trillo



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Trillo03/12/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo02/13/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo04/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo09/07/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236277214/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
228174127/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
227416513/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
222779429/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
216885711/10/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
189073630/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
189068317/09/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
173219823/12/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
163001907/08/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
161925929/07/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
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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.