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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

Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

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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


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✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
05/26/2018 01:06



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Photography ID: 581498
♂  Adult
Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/20/2024
Carlos Alberto Miranda



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232374615/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosArroyo las Conchas, Paraná3Naré Berduc
232397511/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Escolar Rural Enrique Berduc, Paraná1Naré Berduc
212893806/08/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Escolar Rural Enrique Berduc, Paraná2Naré Berduc
212018121/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEspinillo Norte (Arroyo Espinillo), Paraná1Bc_pajareritos Basileuterus
212012021/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEspinillo Norte (Arroyo Espinillo), Paraná1Naré Berduc
211738120/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Escolar Rural Enrique Berduc, Paraná2Bc_pajareritos Basileuterus
211737520/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Escolar Rural Enrique Berduc, Paraná2Naré Berduc
211461418/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEl Chapetón, Paraná3Bc_pajareritos Basileuterus
211455618/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEl Chapetón, Paraná3Naré Berduc
211355917/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Escolar Rural Enrique Berduc, Paraná1Bc_pajareritos Basileuterus
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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 14/03/2026.