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Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis | Pelzeln, 1859

Characterization: Small species measuring about 16cm in length. It has a brown cap, wing, and tail and a black front.

Distribution: From the Northeast and mid-western to southern Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Habitat: Shaded thickets of savannas and in low and dense secondary forests.

Habits: A diurnal species, it bounces around the ground and takes flight only as a last resort, flying at little height to the nearest thicket.

Diet: Carnivorous, this bird feeds on insects and their larvae, spiders, harvestmen and other arthropods, mollusks, etc.

Breeding: This bird lays up to 3 eggs in a nest consisting of a pile of dry and hard branches with one or two chambers and an entrance through a tunnel, which may be long, tortuous, lateral, superior or inferior. Inside the nest there is a kind of mattress, made of fluffy material.

In the UFRA area: This bird species had a restricted spatial distribution in the São Francisco Sugarmill areas. It was only seen in fields in spontaneous regeneration. It is a rare species at these farms, as it was found only once.