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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.

Subspecies:




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Records from Miramar

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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Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 612863
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/15/2024
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
Foto
Photography ID: 592576
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
07/14/2024
Ruben Zabala
Foto
Photography ID: 558213
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/25/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 555827
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
10/18/2023
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 509834
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
09/27/2022
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 505792
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
08/25/2022
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 501759
  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
07/20/2022
Jorge Carlos Trincavelli
Foto
Photography ID: 486616
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
03/22/2022
Christian Altamirano
Foto
Photography ID: 474765
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
12/03/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 474764
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
12/03/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 474763
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
12/03/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 466775
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
10/08/2021
Federico J. Villegas



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Fabrizio García12/08/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMirador Loma de los Indios, MiramarN/AAdultNoNo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250188014/07/2026ArgentinaCórdobaEl Pampero, Miramar2Pablo Richter
248406714/06/2026ArgentinaCórdobaArroyo San Antonio, Miramar1Gabriel Carbajales
248402614/06/2026ArgentinaCórdobaEl Pampero, Miramar2Gabriel Carbajales
248394514/06/2026ArgentinaCórdobaPuente de Busso, Miramar3Gabriel Carbajales
231624006/07/2025ArgentinaCórdobaMirador Loma de los Indios, Miramar1Nino A. Grangetto
220643408/12/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMirador Loma de los Indios, MiramarFabrizio García
220573715/11/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMirador Loma de los Indios, MiramarPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
216996621/09/2024ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna mar chiquita, MiramarPablo Eguia
211971914/07/2024ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna mar chiquita, MiramarRuben Zabala
192319725/11/2023ArgentinaCórdobaLoma de los Indios, MiramarJorge Schlemmer
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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.