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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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Records from Delta del Paraná

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: 451890
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/13/2021
Carlos Alberto Miranda
Foto
Photography ID: 444550
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/13/2021
Fernando Miranda
Foto
Photography ID: 402134
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/06/2019
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 362548
♂ ♀  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/10/2019
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 301168
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/13/2015
Gustavo Masuzzo
Foto
Photography ID: 243722
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/27/2018
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 215612
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/01/2012
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 214463
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/12/2015
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 201021
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/30/2017
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 156764
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/09/2016
Diego Carus



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Mauricio Secchi03/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Sebastián Martín Santiago10/23/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta del ParanáN/AAdultNoNo
 DownloadEduardo Soriano09/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva de Biósfera Delta del Paraná (San Fernando), Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Nicolas Olejnik06/27/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresAmarran Sancho, Delta del ParanáIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228387004/05/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresHostería los Pecanes, Delta del ParanáDiego Oscar
218492721/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Monte Blanco (Ex Delta Terra), Delta del ParanáDiego Carus
176838420/05/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Protegida Monte Blanco (Ex Delta Terra), Delta del ParanáDiego Carus
163579804/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná8Sebastián Otero
163572603/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del Paraná8Sebastián Otero
163478803/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
161515916/07/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
159482228/05/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
159436228/05/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamping Cielo, Delta del ParanáMauricio Secchi
157379523/04/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Carabelas, 3ª sección de Islas del Delta del Paraná, Delta del ParanáEsteban Argerich
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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 11/03/2026.