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SOOTY-FRONTED SPINETAIL Synallaxis frontalis
Spinetails are a group of essentially similar skulkers that produce simple, easily-learnt vocalisations, far more useful in identification than the subtle plumage differences. This is the most widespread species in scrubby habitats, even occurring in urban gardens. The repetitive chi-klee call of this species is probably the origin of the generic Spanish name for Spinetails "Pijui", but creates confusion with the Spix´s Spinetail that was formerly called Chicli Spinetail, though its call is quite different!
FIGURE 1 - Adult in alert posture with crown feathers raised, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2006).
FIGURE 2 - Adult dark individual, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September).
FIGURE 3 - Same individual upperwing (Paul Smith September).
FIGURE 4 - Adult pale individual, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith July).
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To hear the call of this species hold the mouse over the tab above but do not click the button! It may take a few seconds to download but the button will turn pink when the call is ready to play. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.
call recorded Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
