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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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Geographic distribution


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Species photographs

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Foto
Photography ID: 698101
  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
07/21/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 692316
♀  Adult
Arroyo Monje
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/15/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 677062
♀  Adult
Zavalla
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 677061
♂  Adult
Zavalla
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 672134
♂  Adult
Andino
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 671080
♀  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 669289
♀  Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 645715
♀  Adult
La Leonesa
Chaco
Argentina
07/14/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 644680
♂  Adult
Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/11/2025
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250688821/07/2026ArgentinaChacoSendero principal, Parque Nacional ChacoGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
248568315/06/2026ArgentinaSanta FeArroyo MonjeGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
244511408/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeParque villarino, ZavallaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
243029608/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCircuito natural Andino, AndinoGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
242729201/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRío Carcarañá, CarcarañáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
242065318/01/2026ArgentinaSanta FeUsina Vieja, Lucio V. LópezGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239600711/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero Che Roga, Parque Nacional MburucuyáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
239597810/11/2025ArgentinaCorrientesSendero yatay, Parque Nacional MburucuyáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
232909714/07/2025ArgentinaChacoCaminos rurales, La LeonesaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
232768113/07/2025ArgentinaChacoSelvas en galería del Río TragaderoGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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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.