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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

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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Last published photographs

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Photography ID: 648119
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
08/16/2025
Agustín Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 644370
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/24/2025
Agustín Méndez Renedo
Foto
Photography ID: 552194
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/01/2023
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 446648
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
05/26/2021
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 407865
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/04/2020
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 398375
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
05/17/2020
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 384431
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
02/24/2020
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 277834
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/25/2018
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 277459
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/22/2018
Mauro Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 277096
  Adult

Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/22/2018
Mauro Méndez Renedo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234306616/08/2025ArgentinaChacoTres Palmas, MachagaiAgustín Méndez Renedo
232520924/07/2025ArgentinaChacoMachagaiAgustín Méndez Renedo
189681801/07/2023ArgentinaChacoMachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
140806126/05/2021ArgentinaChacoColonia El Gualtieri, MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
127996204/07/2020ArgentinaChacoMachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
124317417/05/2020ArgentinaChacoAlrededores del Circuito, MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
120089824/02/2020ArgentinaChacoColonia El Gualtieri, MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
78462125/07/2018ArgentinaChacoCamino Rural, entre Machagai y El Totoral, MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
78225322/07/2018ArgentinaChacoCamino Rural, ex Ruta Nacional 16 (entre Machagai y Plaza), MachagaiMauro Méndez Renedo
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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.