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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 Alrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste

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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Foto
Photography ID: 151688
♂  Adult
Romang
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/30/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 151687
♀  Adult
Romang
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/30/2016
Maximiliano Sager
Foto
Photography ID: 140379
♂  Adult
Romang
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/28/2016
Maximiliano Sager



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
79259912/08/2018ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang4Maximiliano Sager
71966930/03/2018ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang2Maximiliano Sager
58379714/06/2017ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang8Maximiliano Sager
57784328/05/2017ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang5Maximiliano Sager
45692923/07/2016ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang1Maximiliano Sager
43917230/05/2016ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, RomangMaximiliano Sager
43606222/05/2016ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang1Maximiliano Sager
40796528/02/2016ArgentinaSanta FeAlrededores de Romang, zona rural oeste, Romang1Maximiliano Sager
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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 20/09/2026.