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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 475013
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/03/2021
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423785
  Egg
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423784
  Egg
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 408460
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/12/2014
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 408459
♀  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/12/2014
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 390777
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/17/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 376095
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/02/2020
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 295119
♀  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/26/2018
Santiago Juan Torres
Foto
Photography ID: 66913
♂  Adult
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/22/2014
David Omar Rodriguez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
205265918/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosLa Paz1Faustino Hollmann
191411118/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosRío Guaiquiraró, La Paz1Pablo Bruni
191402418/11/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosComplejo Guaiquiraró, La Paz1Pablo Bruni
189696414/10/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva privada Don Sebastián, La Paz3Pablo Bruni
199009601/10/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural Protegida Don Sebastián, La Paz2Naré Berduc
199009530/09/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural Protegida Don Sebastián, La Paz1Naré Berduc
199009425/04/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural Protegida Don Sebastián, La Paz1Naré Berduc
151529103/06/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Santa Catalina, La PazMax Uranga
132889806/11/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Santa Catalina, La PazMax Uranga
122992217/01/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Santa Catalina, La PazMax Uranga
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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.