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Synallaxis azarae

Azara´s Spinetail


Synallaxis azarae

d´Orbigny, ACVMD, 1838
Pijuí Ceja Canela
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Synallaxis azarae.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Brown forehead; rufous crown, wings, and tail; ochraceous eyebrow; grayish-brown underparts and brown back.

Geographic Distribution: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, and Catamarca.

Habitat: Yungas between 1000 and 2500 masl.

Behavior: Trusting and secretive.

Diet: Arachnids and insects.

Nesting: Elaborate closed nests made of twigs, often thorny.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Species photographs

Count: 131

Foto
Photography ID: 702049
  Adult
Santuario Historico Machu Picchu
Cuzco
Peru
07/21/2026
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 688182
  Adult
Aguas Calientes
Cuzco
Peru
07/08/2024
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 664369
 Rocotal Feeder, Pe
Cuzco
Peru
09/23/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 664368
 Rocotal Feeder, Pe
Cuzco
Peru
09/23/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 661562
  Adult
Yerba Buena
Tucumán
Argentina
09/26/2025
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 656528
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655435
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Sergio Cusano



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Species vocalizations

Count: 11


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes12/14/2025ArgentinaTucumánYerba Buena - Reserva Experimental Horco MolleIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Viviana Fuentes05/24/2025ArgentinaTucumánJardín Botánico Horco Molle, Yerba Buena - Reserva Experimental Horco MolleN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria09/23/2024PeruCuzcoSantuario Histórico de Machu PicchuN/AN/AYesNo
Elsa Longo09/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
María Del Carmen Fabeiro10/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Maria Victoria Di Stasio10/26/2018ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraN/AAdultNoNo
Rutger Koperdraad10/09/2017PeruAmazonasTrail to the Gocta falls, CocachimbaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez04/27/2017ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria09/26/2016ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez04/30/2016ArgentinaJujuyRuta 9 limite Salta JujuyIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/17/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/ANoNo


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Species videos

Count: 2




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Species reports



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Species records

Count: 707



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251907926/08/2026ArgentinaTucumánProyecto Seamos Bosques, Burruyacú2Faustino Hollmann
252325225/07/2026PeruCuzcoRuta del ManuDiego Oscar
252308123/07/2026PeruCuzcoCarretera a Manu, Cuzco, PeDiego Oscar
252304223/07/2026PeruCuzcoWayqecha Cloud Forest Birding Lodge8Diego Oscar
251396621/07/2026PeruCuzcoCarretera Hiram Bingham, Santuario Historico Machu Picchu2Diego Oscar
251494820/05/2026ColombiaCaldasHacienda el bosque, Manizales1Victor Hugo Michelini
249253019/05/2026ColombiaCaldasEl color de mi Revez, Manizales1Victor Hugo Michelini
250283615/05/2026ColombiaCundinamarcaRn Fute1Victor Hugo Michelini
247722104/04/2026ArgentinaJujuyAcceso Serranias de Zapla (-24,245, -65,105)Pablo Eguia
248583206/01/2026ArgentinaJujuy-23.68556,-64.89520, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
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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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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Azara´s Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.