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Spix´s Spinetail

Synallaxis spixi
Sclater, PL, 1856
Pijuí Plomizo
João-teneném
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Synallaxis spixi.

Description: Forehead, crown, and shoulders rufous; ventral leaden; back, wings, and tail brown.

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, and scrublands.

Behavior: Confident and hidden.

Feeding: Arachnids and insects.

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

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 652646
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 652645
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 652644
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/14/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 632751
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/27/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 630966
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/13/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 616755
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/29/2024
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 604613
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/11/2024
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 561544
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/25/2022
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 550199
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/30/2023
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 550165
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/17/2023
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 527269
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/23/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 504896
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/07/2022
Diego Trillo



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Trillo03/12/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo02/13/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo04/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Diego Trillo09/07/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242146916/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
237100204/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
240794003/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda1Pablo Richter
236277214/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
240498707/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda1Pablo Richter
236255810/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda3Pablo Richter
235546731/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda4Pablo Richter
235501026/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda4Pablo Richter
234668607/06/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
229458525/05/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCiudad de Avellaneda, Avellaneda2Pablo Richter
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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. Spix´s Spinetail (Synallaxis spixi) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 14/03/2026.