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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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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🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles


📖 Issue Nº 8 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
05/26/2018 01:06



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 422176
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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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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Gustavo Fernando Durán03/22/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SN/AN/ANoNo
Gustavo Fernando Durán02/08/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SAdultYesNo
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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244944122/03/202611:55ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S2Gustavo Fernando Durán
244937522/03/202610:05ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
244679315/03/202608:34ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire1Gustavo Fernando Durán
244406508/03/202608:28ArgentinaSanta FeLuis Maria Drago1Gustavo Fernando Durán
244041401/03/202608:53ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50SGustavo Fernando Durán
243745622/02/202611:26ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 67-S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
243736422/02/202608:01ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire1Gustavo Fernando Durán
242936308/02/202612:18ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
242581601/02/202608:22ArgentinaSanta FeEduardo Tesaire1Gustavo Fernando Durán
241034604/01/202611:54ArgentinaSanta FeRuta 67-S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Bibliography related


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.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.