Spix's Spinetail (Synallaxis spixi)
About the Spix's Spinetail
Spix's spinetail (Synallaxis spixi), previously known as the chicli spinetail, is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Spix's spinetail is monotypic. However, what is now the cinereous-breasted spinetail (S. hypospodia) was previously treated as a subspecies of it. The two are considered sister species. The species' English name and specific epithet commemorate the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix (1782-1826). The previous name "chicli spinetail" is supposedly onomatopeoic, but does not resemble the species' song. It is thought to have once been more properly applied to the sooty-fronted spinetail (S. frontalis).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 186 recordings for this species: 18 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Azara's SpinetailSynallaxis azaraerecording
- Blackish-headed SpinetailSynallaxis tithysrecording
- Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularisrecording
- Dusky SpinetailSynallaxis moestarecording
- Maranon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonicarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.