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Taraba major

Great Antshrike


Taraba major

(Vieillot, 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 Santa Fe

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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Latest feeding records

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GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsMariposa de las Chilcas (Rothschildia jacobaeae)30/05/2023Pablo Capovilla



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 696324
♀ 
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/02/2026
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 320685
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/14/2016
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 188430
♂  Immature
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/03/2017
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 116922
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/01/2015
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 69034
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/13/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 59953
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/12/2014
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 55380
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/25/2014
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


IDAudio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
ER-6085Gustavo Fernando Durán08/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
ER-6084Gustavo Fernando Durán08/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5870Gustavo Fernando Durán05/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe♂ ♀N/AYesNo
ER-5812Gustavo Fernando Durán04/19/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782, Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
ER-5453Gustavo Fernando Durán12/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo



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Species videos

Last filmings published


Video ID: 5668
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/30/2023
Pablo Capovilla



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Species reports



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
262740911/10/202608:42ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
250570203/08/202608:44ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
249986502/06/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FeGustavo Fernando Durán
246530504/05/202609:17ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Gustavo Fernando Durán
246017219/04/202610:16ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
240684229/12/202509:09ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
239718610/12/202512:22ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
233106001/08/202513:12ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
227464518/04/202514:01ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
224237731/01/202515:59ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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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 02/11/2026.