Azara's spinetail

Synallaxis azarae

The Azara's spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) is a bird found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. Mountain forests and scrub in the Andes. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Synallaxis azarae
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina

🏡 Where the Azara's spinetail lives

Mountain forests and scrub in the Andes.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It builds a big stick nest with a tube-shaped entrance.

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Recorded by Étienne Leroy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1184751. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Azara's spinetail

Where does the Azara's spinetail live?

The Azara's spinetail lives in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. Mountain forests and scrub in the Andes.

What does the Azara's spinetail eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Azara's spinetail endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.