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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 Formosa

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: 697739
♂  Adult
Las Lomitas
Formosa
Argentina
07/30/2026
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 681926
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
06/18/2022
Oscar Alfredo Eliseche
Foto
Photography ID: 652315
♂  Adult
Reserva Natural Formosa
Formosa
Argentina
08/13/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 652023
♂  Adult
Monte Lindo
Formosa
Argentina
08/08/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 652022
♀  Adult
Monte Lindo
Formosa
Argentina
08/08/2025
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 650100
♂  Immature
Villa del Carmen
Formosa
Argentina
07/28/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 650099
♂  Immature
Villa del Carmen
Formosa
Argentina
07/28/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 650097
♂  Immature
Villa del Carmen
Formosa
Argentina
07/28/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 648264
♂  Adult
Herradura
Formosa
Argentina
08/11/2025
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 647627
♂  Adult
Villa del Carmen
Formosa
Argentina
07/21/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 647626
♂  Adult
Villa del Carmen
Formosa
Argentina
07/21/2025
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 647625
♂  Adult
Villa del Carmen
Formosa
Argentina
07/21/2025
Zulima América Schupbach



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250813010/08/202611:36ArgentinaFormosaEl Churcalito1Gustavo Fernando Durán
250626930/07/2026ArgentinaFormosaFortin La Soledad, Las LomitasTiago Vaggi
249244908/07/2026ArgentinaFormosaLoma Monte Lindo PiranéMarcelo Funes
235622021/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaHerradura, FormosaEsteban Argerich
235615718/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Vertedero., Bañado La EstrellaEsteban Argerich
235930313/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaArea de camping, Reserva Natural FormosaGustavo Daniel González
234387911/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaCamino a Camping Chuqui Cué, HerraduraDolores Fernandez
235788908/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaMonte LindoGustavo Daniel González
233557005/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaRancho Galarza-lopez, Villa del CarmenZulima América Schupbach
233463603/08/2025ArgentinaFormosaRancho Galarza-lopez, Villa del CarmenZulima América Schupbach
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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 23/09/2026.