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title: "Spix's Spinetail"
description: "Synallaxis spixi — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spix-s-spinetail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spix's Spinetail

> Synallaxis spixi — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Synallaxis spixi*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 884
- Wikidata: [Q1264299](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1264299)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10915](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10915)

## Names

- en: Spix's Spinetail
- de: Spixschlüpfer
- es: Pijuí plomizo
- fr: Synallaxe de Spix
- nl: Chiclistekelstaart
- pl: Ogończyk ubogi

## Countries with the most observations

BR (491), AR (236), UY (56)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spix%27s_spinetail

## Photo

![Spix's Spinetail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spix-s-spinetail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17407097

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spix-s-spinetail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).