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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

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Photography ID: 256280
  Adult

Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/21/2018
Julián Tocce



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Julián Tocce03/15/2024UruguayCanelonesTajamar el BaldeGuazuvirá norteN/AAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201110615/03/2024UruguayCanelonesTajamar el Balde, Guazuvirá norte2Julián Tocce
201096613/03/2024UruguayCanelones9 63051Julián Tocce
71816421/03/2018UruguayCerro LargoAduana, Paso CenturiónJulián Tocce
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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.