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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: 552976
  Adult

Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
09/08/2023
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 552975
  Adult

Federal
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/08/2023
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 500815
  Adult

El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
06/11/2022
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 500814
  Adult

Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
06/19/2022
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 500812
  Adult

Laguna blanca
Formosa
Argentina
06/20/2022
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 268417
  Adult

Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/16/2018
Edgar Romeo
Foto
Photography ID: 268415
  Adult

Federación
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/15/2018
Edgar Romeo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
190035508/09/2023ArgentinaCorrientesCalle rural, MburucuyáEdgar Romeo
188827908/09/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosArroyo La Estaca, FederalEdgar Romeo
188658108/09/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosVía sin nombre2Edgar Romeo
161109520/06/2022ArgentinaFormosaRuta 86, Laguna blancaEdgar Romeo
161109719/06/2022ArgentinaFormosaBañado la Estrella, Bañado La EstrellaEdgar Romeo
161109811/06/2022ArgentinaChacoRuta 9, El ImpenetrableEdgar Romeo
76425416/03/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosSan Jaime, ConcordiaEdgar Romeo
76425315/03/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosRio Mocoreta, FederaciónEdgar Romeo
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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.