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Synallaxis scutata

Ochre-cheeked Spinetail


Synallaxis scutata

Sclater, PL, 1859
Pijuí Canela
Estrelinha-preta
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Cinnamon underparts with white eyebrow and throat, black neckband and eyeline, rufous wings and tail, brown crown and back.

Geographic Distribution: Jujuy and Salta.

Habitat: Yungas.

Behavior: Trusting and secretive, often walks on the ground.

Diet: Arachnids and insects.

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


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Geographic distribution


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Species photographs

Count: 65

Foto
Photography ID: 689862
  Adult
Aguaray
Salta
Argentina
05/15/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 656539
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/26/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 652829
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/06/2025
Gabriel Carbajales
Foto
Photography ID: 652788
  Adult
Orán
Salta
Argentina
08/21/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 652787
  Adult
Orán
Salta
Argentina
08/21/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 649222
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
07/27/2025
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 645783
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
07/27/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 635732
  Adult
Campamento Vespucio
Salta
Argentina
05/19/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 607865
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/10/2024
Diego Carus



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Species vocalizations

Count: 11


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez07/09/2026ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni07/21/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni07/21/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/AYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos11/21/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos11/21/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria01/08/2018ArgentinaJujuySendero La Lagunita, Parque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Dolores Fernandez04/28/2017ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez04/24/2016ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/16/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/19/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar08/18/2012ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaN/AN/AYesNo


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Species records

Count: 263



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
249701810/07/2026ArgentinaJujuyRuta Pcial N°1 Entre Caimancito y Palma SolaDolores Fernandez
249699209/07/202616:29ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaDolores Fernandez
247821215/05/2026ArgentinaSaltaTuyunti, AguarayGustavo Daniel González
248586406/01/2026ArgentinaJujuySendero las juntas, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
248579706/01/2026ArgentinaJujuy-23.71674,-64.85307, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
248570905/01/2026ArgentinaJujuy-23.73459,-64.85074, Parque Nacional Calilegua2Pablo Richter
248539604/01/2026ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Pablo Richter
237384226/09/2025ArgentinaJujuySeccional Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
237004306/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyArroyo Tres Cruces, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Hugo Caverzasi
235927706/09/2025ArgentinaJujuySendero El Pedemontano, Parque Nacional Calilegua2Gabriel Carbajales
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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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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ochre-cheeked Spinetail (Synallaxis scutata) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.