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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: 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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Photography ID: 8059
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
07/16/2011
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 7945
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
07/19/2011
Jorge La Grotteria



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria01/08/2018ArgentinaJujuySendero La LagunitaParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/16/2014ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/19/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
135346622/01/2021ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 (-23,773290, -64,834591)2Jorge La Grotteria
135307921/01/2021ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 (-23,771608, -64,837733)2Jorge La Grotteria
97236414/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua1Jorge La Grotteria
79056306/08/2018ArgentinaSaltaArroyo El Limón4Jorge La Grotteria
78914506/08/2018ArgentinaSaltaUnnamed Road2Jorge La Grotteria
78913006/08/2018ArgentinaSaltaUnnamed Road2Jorge La Grotteria
67532410/01/2018ArgentinaJujuyCamping, Parque Nacional CalileguaJorge La Grotteria
67498509/01/2018ArgentinaJujuyCamping, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Jorge La Grotteria
68833408/01/2018ArgentinaJujuySendero La Lagunita, Parque Nacional Calilegua2Jorge La Grotteria
67481407/01/2018ArgentinaJujuyCamino principal de entrada, antes de llegar al puente, Parque Nacional CalileguaJorge La Grotteria
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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. Ochre-cheeked Spinetail (Synallaxis scutata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.