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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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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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Foto
Photography ID: 604219
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
09/26/2024
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 603178
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
09/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 218065
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
09/08/2017
Luis Orlando Krause
Foto
Photography ID: 170788
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
10/14/2016
Luis Carlos Lugo
Foto
Photography ID: 84047
  Adult

Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
02/10/2015
Adrian Heredia



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232482020/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Arroyo Ita, Posadas1Faustino Hollmann
216283026/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Arroyo Ita, PosadasSergio Cusano
215805326/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Arroyo Ita, PosadasEduardo Cusano
215656423/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Leandro N. Alem 3530, PosadasEduardo Cusano
194002306/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Los Lapachos, Posadas1Jorge La Grotteria
193998006/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Los Lapachos, Posadas1María Alejandra Sosa
150155913/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Leandro N. Alem 3556, PosadasWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
149322713/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Leandro N. Alem 3556, PosadasSantiago Juan Torres
61218008/09/2017ArgentinaMisionesCalle Jorge Newbery 3361, PosadasLuis Orlando Krause
48941314/10/2016ArgentinaMisionesJardín botánico Alberto Roth, PosadasLuis Carlos Lugo
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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.