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Taraba major

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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Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

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Records from Ceibas

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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: 690037
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/14/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 689497
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/14/2026
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 604014
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/05/2024
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 495118
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/07/2022
Héctor Horacio García
Foto
Photography ID: 474956
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/25/2021
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 463438
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/25/2021
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 358437
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/19/2019
Eduardo Soriano
Foto
Photography ID: 247091
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/05/2018
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 213003
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/13/2017
Simón Guadagnini
Foto
Photography ID: 213002
♂  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/13/2017
Simón Guadagnini



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247058514/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Elsa Longo
247049114/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Guillermo Marcaida
247219509/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDiego Oscar
246919309/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
246120918/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Carlos Enrique Alvarez
246074318/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Rodolfo Seró
246033918/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
245912912/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosTerraplen, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
232122013/07/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosTerraplen, Ceibas1Gabriel Carbajales
230340707/06/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
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Related bibliography


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.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.