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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 538258
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
05/27/2023
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 516285
  Adult

Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
07/12/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 434009
  Adult

Pacha K´anchay
Salta
Argentina
02/04/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 433610
  Adult

La Cumbrecita
Córdoba
Argentina
01/04/2021
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 411410
  Adult

Villa Gobernador Gálvez
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/12/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 383369
  Adult

Fighiera
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/08/2020
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 343767
  Adult

Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
07/17/2019
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 294575
  Adult

Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/27/2018
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 292379
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/15/2018
Andrés Cecconi



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Andrés Cecconi10/15/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarN/AAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
177848827/05/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableAndrés Cecconi
168133712/07/2022ArgentinaFormosaEl Vertedero., Bañado La EstrellaAndrés Cecconi
136978404/02/2021ArgentinaSaltaPacha K´anchayAndrés Cecconi
136934304/01/2021ArgentinaCórdobaLa CumbrecitaAndrés Cecconi
128858512/09/2020ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural de Vgg, Villa Gobernador GálvezAndrés Cecconi
119703908/02/2020ArgentinaSanta FeA orillas del Río Paraná, FighieraAndrés Cecconi
95336317/07/2019ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos PellegriniAndrés Cecconi
82732527/10/2018ArgentinaSanta FeBosque de los Constituyentes, RosarioAndrés Cecconi
82110015/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarAndrés Cecconi
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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 12/03/2026.