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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: 397907
♀  Adult
Pantanal
Mato Grosso
Brazil
07/20/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 395532
♂ ♀  Adult
Río Ceballos
Córdoba
Argentina
07/21/2017
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 139243
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
02/11/2016
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 139241
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
02/11/2016
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 129062
♀  Adult
Río Ceballos
Córdoba
Argentina
12/07/2015
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
157495314/04/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLocalidad Ruta Provincial 54, Córdoba, Ar (-31,229, -64,433), Punilla1Eugenia Boggiano
151227005/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaMarull1Eugenia Boggiano
144580707/08/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Eugenia Boggiano
124394619/10/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosTerraplen, CeibasEugenia Boggiano
124227920/07/2018BrazilMato GrossoPousada Poso Alegre, PantanalEugenia Boggiano
123811521/07/2017ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Los Manantiales, Río Ceballos3Eugenia Boggiano
56963516/04/2017ArgentinaCórdobaDique La QuebradaEugenia Boggiano
49102409/10/2016ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Municipal Hídrica Los Quebrachitos, Unquillo2Eugenia Boggiano
43143930/04/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosRefugio de Vida Silvestre - La Aurora del PalmarEugenia Boggiano
40440611/02/2016ArgentinaCórdobaHotel Viena y alrededores, MiramarEugenia Boggiano
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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 16/03/2026.