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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: 499681
  Adult
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/09/2022
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 93724
  Adult
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/04/2015
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1205
  Adult
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/25/2010
Diego Oscar



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar09/18/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar11/22/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Costero del SurN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar04/06/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los PantanosIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244723415/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosAcceso a Estancia Santo Domingo, Villa Paranacito2Diego Oscar
241897919/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresKm 92, Isla Talavera2Diego Oscar
240344322/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCanal Arias y Arroyo RicoDiego Oscar
239802708/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesSan PedroDiego Oscar
239131524/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosAcceso a Estancia Santo Domingo, Villa Paranacito2Diego Oscar
237420713/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesRuta 21 Reserva Biosfera YabotíDiego Oscar
235045025/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada YvytúDiego Oscar
234993107/08/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Oscar
231008724/06/202509:02ArgentinaMisionesVía Sin Nombre1Diego Oscar
230978721/06/202510:01ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Caá Yarí2Diego Oscar
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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 25/03/2026.