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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

Foto
Photography ID: 62602
  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/20/2014
Facundo Quintela
Foto
Photography ID: 55418
  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/05/2014
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 53882
 Playa Penino
San José
Uruguay
06/14/2014
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 52733
  Adult
Solymar
Canelones
Uruguay
06/01/2014
Gustavo Miguel Casás Ksiazenicki



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar04/06/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
María Beatriz Grasso01/25/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)N/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria01/11/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
J. Simón Tagtachian01/09/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCanal Viamonte, Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21470828/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta IndioFacundo Quintela
21352926/12/2014UruguayColoniaParaje Costas del Colla, cerca de RosarioAstrid Wessels
21349125/12/2014UruguayColoniaParaje Costas del Colla, cerca de RosarioAstrid Wessels
21263120/12/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Christian Bisiau
21108920/12/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Gonzalo Diaz
21634108/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroMarcelo Gavensky
20884607/12/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroRodolfo Seró
20806807/12/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta IndioFacundo Quintela
21115324/11/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosMarcelo Gavensky
20184724/11/2014UruguayColoniaParaje Costas del Colla, cerca de RosarioAstrid Wessels
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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 16/03/2026.