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Sooty-fronted Spinetail

Synallaxis frontalis
Pelzeln, A, 1859
Pijuí Frente Gris
Petrim

Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Records from Santurce, San Cristóbal

Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Gray forehead; rufous crown, wings, and tail; gray underparts, brown back, and black throat patch.

Geographic Distribution: Northern Argentina to Buenos Aires and La Pampa.

Habitat: Forests and jungle edges.

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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 375941
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2020
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 339722
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/06/2019
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 283733
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/27/2018
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 157901
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/16/2016
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 157900
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/16/2016
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 53972
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/14/2014
Pablo Capovilla



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Capovilla06/14/2014ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra BuenaSanturce, San CristóbalIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
172862518/02/2023ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San Cristóbal1Pablo Capovilla
169849003/01/2023ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San Cristóbal1Pablo Capovilla
159053229/05/2022ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San Cristóbal1Pablo Capovilla
119762115/02/2020ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
117360018/01/2020ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
116409902/01/2020ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
116403801/01/2020ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
114763207/12/2019ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
113990518/11/2019ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
113234116/11/2019ArgentinaSanta FeEstablecimiento Tierra Buena, Santurce, San CristóbalPablo Capovilla
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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. Sooty-fronted Spinetail (Synallaxis frontalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.