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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

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 696324
♀ 
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/02/2026
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 422176
♂ ♀ Ruta sin nombrar
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/12/2020
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 250621
♂  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/25/2018
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 232472
♂  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/03/2017
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 186926
♂  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
06/19/2016
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 116922
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/01/2015
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 91149
♂  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/23/2015
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 88948
♀  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/11/2015
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 69034
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/13/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 68789
♀  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/18/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 68788
♂  Adult
San Jerónimo Norte
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/18/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 55380
♂  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/25/2014
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published


Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán08/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán08/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán07/12/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar♂ ♀N/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán07/12/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar♂ ♀N/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/15/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar, DiamanteN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán06/15/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar, DiamanteN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán05/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe♂ ♀N/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán05/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar♂ ♀N/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán05/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrarN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán05/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrarN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán05/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrarN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán04/19/2026ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire 782, Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán03/29/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán03/22/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán02/08/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S♂AdultYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán01/04/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 67-SN/AN/AYesNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán12/10/2025ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeN/AN/ANoNo



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Species reports



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252210406/09/202613:15ArgentinaSanta FeSargento Cabral 211, San Jerónimo Norte2Gustavo Fernando Durán
252139805/09/202608:27ArgentinaSanta Fe1º de Mayo 904, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
251834630/08/202612:09ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar1Gustavo Fernando Durán
251822530/08/202610:06ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
251822030/08/202609:57ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar1Gustavo Fernando Durán
251522823/08/202609:00ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
250869812/08/202610:42ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 321Gustavo Fernando Durán
250867812/08/202608:29ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 321Gustavo Fernando Durán
250851712/08/202613:11ArgentinaSanta FeGuadalupe Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
250813010/08/202611:36ArgentinaFormosaEl Churcalito1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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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.