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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

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Foto
Photography ID: 691323
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
01/15/2026
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 662410
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
10/10/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 662409
♀  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
09/26/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 586874
♀  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
05/05/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 580476
♀  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
04/01/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 580475
♂  Adult
San José de las Salinas
Córdoba
Argentina
04/01/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 562043
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
11/04/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 562042
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
11/04/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 536353
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
05/01/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 517439
♂  Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
11/16/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 489015
♂  Adult
Saladero Cabal
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/02/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 483444
♂  Adult
Villa del Totoral
Córdoba
Argentina
01/23/2022
Federico J. Villegas



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248301015/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
239738610/10/2025ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
239738526/09/2025ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
204277705/05/2024ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
202319401/04/2024ArgentinaCórdobaAgua hedionda, San José de las SalinasFederico J. Villegas
193515704/11/2023ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
177136501/05/2023ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
168695816/11/2022ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateFederico J. Villegas
156751902/04/2022ArgentinaSanta FeSaladero CabalFederico J. Villegas
155004223/01/2022ArgentinaCórdobaVilla del TotoralFederico J. Villegas
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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 27/09/2026.