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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

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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 585665
  Adult

Puerto Vilelas
Chaco
Argentina
05/18/2024
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 543511
  Adult

Makalle
Chaco
Argentina
07/15/2023
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 521310
  Adult

Parque Provincial Pampa del Indio
Chaco
Argentina
12/28/2022
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 313926
  Adult

Villa Jardin de Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
01/19/2019
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 239540
  Adult

Susana
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/31/2017
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 41607
  Adult

Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
02/28/2014
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 16963
  Adult

Tres Marías
Formosa
Argentina
09/22/2012
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 12667
  Adult

Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
04/15/2012
Héctor Schreiber



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
203881318/05/2024ArgentinaChacoColonia Tacuarí, Puerto VilelasHéctor Schreiber
180529215/07/2023ArgentinaChacoEstablecimiento Santa Teresa, MakalleHéctor Schreiber
170557228/12/2022ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioHéctor Schreiber
160795703/07/2022ArgentinaFormosaReserva de la Biosfera Laguna OcaHéctor Schreiber
87891219/01/2019ArgentinaJujuyVilla Jardin de ReyesHéctor Schreiber
67433531/12/2017ArgentinaSanta FeComplejo Aurora, SusanaHéctor Schreiber
16300026/07/2014ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroTermas de Río HondoHéctor Schreiber
11887328/02/2014ArgentinaChacoMonte Alto, ResistenciaHéctor Schreiber
4545122/09/2012ArgentinaFormosaTres MaríasHéctor Schreiber
3116415/04/2012ArgentinaChacoResistenciaHéctor Schreiber
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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 11/04/2026.