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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 Salsipuedes

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: 692179
♀  Adult
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
07/29/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 692164
♂  Adult
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
07/29/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 692162
♂  Adult
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
07/29/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 596433
 Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
08/18/2024
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 415665
♂  Adult
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
06/11/2020
Mariano Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 269230
♂  Adult
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
06/07/2018
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 251660
♀  Adult
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
11/11/2017
Ariel Rolfo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250577102/08/2026ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Privada Chororó, Salsipuedes2Hugo Caverzasi
213522818/08/2024ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Privada Chororó, SalsipuedesHugo Caverzasi
248555729/07/2023ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Privada Chororó, SalsipuedesJorge Schlemmer
130245211/06/2020ArgentinaCórdobaRefugio Chororó (villa Silvina), SalsipuedesMariano Lopez
76552707/06/2018ArgentinaCórdobaValle de la Inmaculada, SalsipuedesAndrés Cecconi
74820301/04/2018ArgentinaCórdobaSalsipuedes1Virginia Bonifacio
70828611/11/2017ArgentinaCórdobaBarrio cerro del sol, SalsipuedesAriel Rolfo
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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 15/09/2026.