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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: 281699
  Adult

San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
07/25/2018
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 259646
  Juvenile

El Carmen
Jujuy
Argentina
04/02/2018
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 247793
  Adult

San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
02/15/2018
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 208239
  Adult

Caimancito
Jujuy
Argentina
06/27/2017
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 150044
  Adult

San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
05/29/2005
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 146789
  Adult

Dique Catamontaña
Jujuy
Argentina
04/14/2016
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 96911
  Adult

San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
05/05/2015
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 96910
  Juvenile

San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
05/05/2015
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 96909
  Juvenile

San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy
Argentina
05/05/2015
Luis Fernandez Campos



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Luis Fernandez Campos03/24/2018ArgentinaJujuyEl CeibalEl CarmenN/AAdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
132564703/12/2020ArgentinaJujuyZona Acceso Rio Los Alisos, Dique Los Alisos1Luis Fernandez Campos
132556429/11/2020ArgentinaJujuyDique Catamontaña2Luis Fernandez Campos
130769115/09/2020ArgentinaJujuyRío Reyes, San Pablo de Reyes2Luis Fernandez Campos
130158009/05/2020ArgentinaJujuySan Antonio, San Antonio1Luis Fernandez Campos
130779905/12/2019ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional Calilegua1Luis Fernandez Campos
112084419/10/2019ArgentinaJujuyLaguna hedionda, Ruta 1 entre Caimancito y el Piquete1Luis Fernandez Campos
97287414/09/2019ArgentinaJujuyLagunas de Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Luis Fernandez Campos
96446713/08/2019BoliviaCochabambaVilla Tunari1Luis Fernandez Campos
79341225/07/2018ArgentinaJujuyCanchas Futbol Barrio los Perales, San Salvador de JujuyLuis Fernandez Campos
77372628/06/2018ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Luis Fernandez Campos
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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.