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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 Parque Nacional Pre-Delta

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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05/26/2018 01:06



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 628130
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/22/2025
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 591156
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/14/2011
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 524829
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2023
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 471312
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/15/2021
Franco Damiani
Foto
Photography ID: 471311
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/15/2021
Franco Damiani
Foto
Photography ID: 287660
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/13/2018
Daniel Acosta
Foto
Photography ID: 286943
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/13/2018
Daniel Acosta



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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/14/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaN/AAdultYesNo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237309911/10/202508:11ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Gustavo Fernando Durán
226607522/03/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaDolores Fernandez
221326020/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta2Gabriel Carbajales
220449430/11/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaMartín Lépez
211493818/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Bc_pajareritos Aguila Pescadora
211488918/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Felipe Aguilar
210287104/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaMaría Del Carmen Fabeiro
172567519/02/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Adrian Braidotti
172416202/02/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaAndres Espindola
164777830/09/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta4Adrian Braidotti
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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.