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 Reserva Natural Urbana del 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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🌿 EcoRegistros Magazine - Related Articles

Primer registro documentado de nidificación del Chororó (Taraba major major) en Santiago del Estero, Argentina

📖 Issue Nº 8 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
📅 05/26/2018 01:06

Geographic distribution

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Latest feeding records

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Group	Species	Date	User
Insects	Mariposa de las Chilcas (Rothschildia jacobaeae)	30/05/2023	Pablo Capovilla

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Photography ID: 696324
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Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/02/2026
Gustavo Fernando Durán

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Species vocalizations

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Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	08/03/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	08/03/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	05/04/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe	♂ ♀	N/A	Yes	No