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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: 603429
  Adult

San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/21/2024
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 602259
  Adult

San Pedro
Misiones
Argentina
09/21/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 602247
 
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
05/13/2023
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 515278
  Adult

Reserva de Biosfera Yabotí
Misiones
Argentina
09/12/2022
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 508134
  Adult

Reserva de Biosfera Yabotí
Misiones
Argentina
09/12/2022
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 447563
  Adult

Calle rural cercana a San José
Misiones
Argentina
05/14/2021
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 396969
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
04/11/2020
Ivan Dvojak
Foto
Photography ID: 305154
  Adult

Parque Provincial Moconá
Misiones
Argentina
11/18/2018
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 276984
  Adult

Reserva Yaguaroundí (San Pedro)
Misiones
Argentina
07/16/2018
Sergio Moya
Foto
Photography ID: 232015
  Adult

Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
12/05/2017
Marcelo Allende
Foto
Photography ID: 232014
  Adult

Candelaria
Misiones
Argentina
12/05/2017
Luis Carlos Lugo
Foto
Photography ID: 94925
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
04/18/2015
Marcelo Allende



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni10/08/2022ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaN/AN/AYesNo
Dolores Fernandez08/23/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva de Biosfera YabotíIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria08/19/2012ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial PiñalitoN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239802708/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesSan PedroDiego Oscar
239479325/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesR.p. 2201Julian Uriel Collado
238844123/11/202506:16ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial Numero 15Silvina Collado
239444822/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesPP Araucaria, San Pedro1Julian Uriel Collado
237757313/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíLuis Cesar Tejo
237699213/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDaniela Espinosa
237420713/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDiego Oscar
235045025/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada YvytúDiego Oscar
236587916/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesDesembocadura Arroyo el Cazador, San Ignacio2Enrique Chiurla
235149816/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesDesembocadura Arroyo el Cazador, San Ignacio2Victor Hugo Michelini
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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 11/04/2026.