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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
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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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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

Foto
Photography ID: 545827
♂  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
06/24/2023
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 397907
♀  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/20/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 278539
♀  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/20/2018
Virginia Bonifacio



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234663221/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoHotel Mato Grosso, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234595520/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoHotel Mato Grosso, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
234211116/08/2025BrazilMato GrossoRio Claro, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230591116/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPousada Piuval, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230370212/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPouso Alegre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
230403810/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoPouso Alegre, PantanalNicolas Olejnik
217560719/09/2024BrazilMato GrossoTranspantaneira, Pantanal1Dario Juan Wendeler
217543619/09/2024BrazilMato GrossoEstrada para Santa Isabel, Pantanal1Dario Juan Wendeler
216622119/09/2024BrazilMato GrossoTranspantaneira, Pantanal1Miguel Ansenuza
216605019/09/2024BrazilMato GrossoEstrada para Santa Isabel, Pantanal1Miguel Ansenuza
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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.