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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
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05/26/2018 01:06



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 639817
  Adult

Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
05/02/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 596800
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/28/2024
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 508621
  Adult

Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
08/02/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 506519
  Adult

Villa Ocampo
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/31/2022
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 276270
  Adult

Reserva de la Biosfera Laguna Oca
Formosa
Argentina
06/11/2018
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 256988
  Adult

Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/03/2018
Elsa Longo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
234812130/06/202515:43ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroVía Sin NombreElsa Longo
230662802/05/2025ArgentinaCorrientesPaso Aguirre, MburucuyáElsa Longo
213669828/07/2024ArgentinaSanta FeJaaukanigas, Villa OcampoElsa Longo
181868518/07/2023ArgentinaSanta FeCamino entre Villa Ocampo y Puerto Ocampo (sitio Ramsar Jaaukanigás)Elsa Longo
166344816/09/2022ArgentinaJujuyDique Las MaderasElsa Longo
163301402/08/2022ArgentinaChacoZona de acampe, Parque Nacional ChacoElsa Longo
163268631/07/2022ArgentinaSanta FeJaaukanigas, Villa OcampoElsa Longo
78006511/06/2018ArgentinaFormosaReserva de la Biosfera Laguna OcaElsa Longo
71959003/03/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarElsa Longo
46993214/08/2016ArgentinaCórdobaMiramarElsa Longo
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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 11/04/2026.