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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: 624879
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/03/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 624878
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/03/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 624877
  Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/03/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 546161
  Adult
Laguna del Diario
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/11/2023
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 501069
  Adult
Paso de Averías
Lavalleja
Uruguay
07/21/2022
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 395331
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
01/28/2020
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 341222
  Adult
Concordia
Soriano
Uruguay
07/06/2019
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 313254
  Adult
Villa Serrana
Lavalleja
Uruguay
01/22/2019
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 306728
  Adult
Calera de las huerfanas
Colonia
Uruguay
10/06/2018
Analía García
Foto
Photography ID: 299442
  Adult
Parque Nacional San Miguel
Rocha
Uruguay
11/17/2018
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 290891
  Adult
Calera de las huerfanas
Colonia
Uruguay
10/06/2018
Luis Mier



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Julián Tocce03/15/2024UruguayCanelonesTajamar el Balde, Guazuvirá norteN/AAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237168905/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboAcceso a Establecimiento Bichadero1Gabriel Carbajales
237165104/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstación Laureles1Gabriel Carbajales
237162004/10/2025UruguayRiveraLaureles1Gabriel Carbajales
237153204/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, Tacuarembó2Gabriel Carbajales
237147803/10/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, Tacuarembó1Gabriel Carbajales
225847403/02/2025UruguayRochaLaguna de Rocha2Pablo Eguia
230562119/01/2025UruguayMaldonado-34.769, -55.399, Localidad Victor Kondracki, Gregorio Aznárez1Eugenia Boggiano
222752029/12/2024UruguayMaldonadoLaguna del Diario, Laguna del Diario1Gabriel Carbajales
215295117/09/2024UruguayColoniaCarmeloEsteban Argerich
215234815/09/2024UruguayColoniaCarmelo - NarvonaEsteban Argerich
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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 10/04/2026.