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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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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 8 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
05/26/2018 01:06



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133297615/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna sobre ruta a matorrales, Villa del Rosario2Martina Wendeler
131412030/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo de Mare y miramar, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar Chiquita1Martina Wendeler
131399530/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaLomo de los indios, Miramar1Martina Wendeler
71494911/03/2018ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroReserva Tara Inti y alrededores., Termas de Río Hondo1Martina Wendeler
70842926/02/2018ArgentinaCórdobaVilla del Rosario1Martina Wendeler
57279330/04/2017ArgentinaCórdobaRio soconcho, Lago Piedras Moras-almafuerte2Martina Wendeler
52515809/01/2017ArgentinaCórdobaLago Piedras Moras-almafuerteMartina Wendeler
49630230/10/2016ArgentinaCórdobaFalda del Cañete, Malagueño1Martina Wendeler
47514511/09/2016ArgentinaCórdobaFalda del Cañete, Malagueño1Martina Wendeler
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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.