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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 Concordia

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

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Foto
Photography ID: 552623
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/08/2023
Francisco Encinosa
Foto
Photography ID: 481729
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/08/2022
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 428926
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/09/2021
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 415446
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/07/2018
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 409191
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/25/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 409189
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/25/2020
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 268417
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/16/2018
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 184817
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 89373
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/17/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 81573
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/20/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 79531
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/20/2015
Facundo Irazoqui
Foto
Photography ID: 74953
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2015
María Alejandra Sosa



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252546510/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia3Faustino Hollmann
252531309/09/202617:31ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
252549204/09/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosAntonio de Luque 1271, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
248754928/06/202616:51ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
246762004/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosSalto Chico., Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
245053724/03/202607:52ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
244541909/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosSalto Chico., Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
242619001/02/202619:04ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
240916402/01/202610:44ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
240891302/01/202610:44ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
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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.