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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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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: 481729
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/08/2022
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 474956
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/25/2021
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 428926
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/09/2021
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 415446
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/07/2018
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 184817
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 89373
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/17/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 81573
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/20/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 74953
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 74949
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 52159
♂  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/23/2014
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 36610
♀  Adult
Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/02/2014
María Alejandra Sosa



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Species vocalizations

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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
María Alejandra Sosa09/23/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia♀AdultYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa09/23/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia♀AdultYesNo
María Alejandra Sosa09/23/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia♀AdultYesNo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
253422523/09/202616:16ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
253368123/09/202616:22ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
252979520/09/202612:00ArgentinaEntre RíosSampay 2571, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
242619001/02/202619:04ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
240916402/01/202610:44ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
234701222/08/202510:40ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Nacional 981María Alejandra Sosa
234696022/08/202509:38ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Nacional 981María Alejandra Sosa
227447918/04/202510:01ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
223583712/01/202514:04ArgentinaEntre RíosEspejo 1241, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
223515112/01/202508:26ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
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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 26/09/2026.