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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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Records from Villa Ocampo

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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


📖 Issue Nº 8 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
05/26/2018 01:06



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 644680
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/11/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 644636
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/11/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 644499
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/11/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 644421
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/11/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 642307
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/02/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 596800
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/28/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 596406
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/28/2024
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 571341
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/27/2023
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 538958
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/13/2023
Luis Paruzzo
Foto
Photography ID: 506519
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/31/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 506159
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/31/2022
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 237037
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/02/2018
Luis Carlos Lugo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
232571111/07/2025ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
232564911/07/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Municipal El Pindó - Jaaukanigás , Villa OcampoGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
232541011/07/2025ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoPeter Vidana
232527211/07/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Municipal El Pindó - Jaaukanigás , Villa OcampoPeter Vidana
231721902/04/2025ArgentinaSanta FeCabañas La Joyita, Villa OcampoSilvio Lamothe
213669828/07/2024ArgentinaSanta FeJaaukanigas, Villa OcampoElsa Longo
213541628/07/2024ArgentinaSanta FeJaaukanigas, Villa OcampoGuillermo Marcaida
197599227/11/2023ArgentinaSanta FePortal del Humedal - Jaaukanigás, Villa OcampoMax Uranga
178166413/06/2023ArgentinaSanta FePredio de Cabañas La Joyita, Villa OcampoLuis Paruzzo
172572420/02/2023ArgentinaSanta FePuerto Ocampo, Villa OcampoNilo Casco
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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.