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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

Subspecies:

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 Revista - Related Articles


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 625322
♂  Adult
Departamento Santa Barbara
Jujuy
Argentina
02/03/2025
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 548403
♂  Adult
Ruta Provincial 1
Jujuy
Argentina
09/06/2023
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 547594
  Adult
Reyes
Jujuy
Argentina
07/14/2023
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 517398
♂  Adult
Dique La Ciénaga
Jujuy
Argentina
10/15/2021
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 516072
♀  Adult
Palma Sola
Jujuy
Argentina
04/10/2022
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 453007
♂  Adult
Caimancito
Jujuy
Argentina
06/17/2021
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 344088
♀  Adult
Caimancito
Jujuy
Argentina
05/03/2019
Dolores Fernandez



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Luis Fernandez Campos03/24/2018ArgentinaJujuyEl Ceibal, El CarmenN/AAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/18/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua♂AdultYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236304011/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de Piedra1Gabriel Carbajales
236279510/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de Piedra1Gabriel Carbajales
232413022/07/202510:47ArgentinaJujuyIsla Coronacion 531, Palpalá1Ludovico Muñoz
228110218/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraDiego Oscar
226048303/02/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna Hedionda, Departamento Santa Barbara2Pablo Moreno
215265401/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyAmpuap 5, San Salvador de Jujuy1Pablo Eguia
230286629/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEl Fuerte y Santa Clara1Juan Cambria
230162329/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEl Fuerte y Santa Clara1Magdalena Gerez De Larminat
229921729/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEl Fuerte y Santa Clara1María Cecilia De Larminat
229268829/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEl Fuerte y Santa Clara1Jeremías Pintos
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.