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Great Antshrike

Taraba major
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
Chororó
Choró-boi
Family: Thamnophilidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

Subspecies:

Description: Black back, white ventral, white wing strips and tail bars, red iris. The female has a brown back, ochraceous ventral, and red iris.

Geographical Distribution in Argentina: Northern part of the country up to Catamarca, San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Entre Ríos.

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, and savannas.

Feeding: Arthropods and invertebrates.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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EcoRegistros Revista - Related articles




Primer registro documentado de nidificación del Chororó (Taraba major major) en Santiago del Estero, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 8 - Article Nº 3
Publish by: Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
Published date: 05/26/2018 01:06



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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsMariposa de las Chilcas (Rothschildia jacobaeae)30/05/2023Pablo Capovilla
InsectsTucura Rayada (Chromacris speciosa)12/02/2018Roberto Nicolás Kuster



Number of Photography: 863

Foto
Photography ID: 677062
♀  Adult
Zavalla
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 677061
♂  Adult
Zavalla
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 672134
♂  Adult
Andino
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 672022
♂  Adult
Andino
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/08/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 671274
♀  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
01/28/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 671080
♀  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 671044
♀  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 669942
♂  Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 669289
♀  Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 668382
♂  Adult
Palmeira dos Índios
Alagoas
Brazil
01/17/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 662410
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
10/10/2025
Federico J. Villegas



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 19



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Manuel Eduardo Serra12/10/2024ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloN/AAdultNoNo
Viviana Fuentes03/01/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Río Hondo, Río HondoIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán02/08/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S♂AdultYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 67-SN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Fabrizio García12/08/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMirador Loma de los Indios, MiramarN/AAdultNoNo
Viviana Fuentes11/03/2024ArgentinaTucumánTrancasN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni07/31/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar (-30,957492, -58,242912)N/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar08/06/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices♂AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar03/13/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosLos Conquistadores♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Cintia Manoni02/05/2021ArgentinaSanta FeSan José de la Esquina♂AdultNoNo
Pablo Capovilla04/28/2020ArgentinaSanta FeCullen 905, Esperanza♂AdultYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi12/12/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLas VarillasN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar10/15/2018ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá♂AdultYesNo
Luis Fernandez Campos03/24/2018ArgentinaJujuyEl Ceibal, El CarmenN/AAdultYesNo
Dolores Fernandez09/16/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar♂AdultYesNo
Diego A. Bastías11/01/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada La Serena del GualeyánIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/18/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua♂AdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/14/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaN/AAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 12


Video ID: 5668
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/30/2023
Pablo Capovilla
Video ID: 5474
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/17/2022
Eduardo Cusano



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Number of Records: 4288



Page 1 of 429
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244511408/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeParque villarino, ZavallaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244406508/03/202608:28ArgentinaSanta FeLuis Maria Drago1Gustavo Fernando Durán
244113801/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Río Hondo, Río HondoViviana Fuentes
244041401/03/202608:53ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SGustavo Fernando Durán
243843023/02/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroSan Pedro, 20 km al sur de capital, Santiago del Estero1Rodolfo Domnanovich
243745622/02/202611:26ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 67-S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
243736422/02/202608:01ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire1Gustavo Fernando Durán
243689219/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteFortaleza Dos Reis Magos, NatalDiego Oscar
243634119/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NortePnm Dom Nivaldo Monte, Natal1Diego Oscar
243311814/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaPuente Las Mojarras Dpto Gral San Martin, Las Mojarras3Hugo Caverzasi
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Bibliography related


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.