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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.

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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Photography ID: 218272
♀  Adult
La Para
Córdoba
Argentina
09/09/2017
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 218250
♂  Adult
La Para
Córdoba
Argentina
09/09/2017
Jorge Schlemmer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243114229/12/2025ArgentinaCórdobaDesde la para a campo mare., La Para1Dario Juan Wendeler
224681821/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Campo Mare, La Para4Pablo Eguia
191521820/11/2023ArgentinaCórdobaCampo mare, La ParaHugo Caverzasi
130687830/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo mare, La Para1Dario Juan Wendeler
129807211/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna de Plata, La ParaHugo Caverzasi
127766802/08/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo mare, La ParaHugo Caverzasi
119677117/02/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo mare, La Para1Dario Juan Wendeler
80994123/09/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna de Plata, La ParaHugo Caverzasi
61392311/09/2017ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna de Plata, La Para2Dario Juan Wendeler
61258009/09/2017ArgentinaCórdobaInmediaciones de la laguna de Mar Chiquita, La ParaJorge Schlemmer
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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 11/03/2026.