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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: 584916
  Adult

Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
03/23/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 558213
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/25/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 501658
  Adult

José de la Quintana
Córdoba
Argentina
07/24/2022
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 429660
  Adult

Reserva Natural Los Quebrachitos
Córdoba
Argentina
01/17/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 427605
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
01/02/2021
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 422243
  Adult

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/22/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 415125
  Adult

Río Ceballos
Córdoba
Argentina
10/17/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 414600
  Adult

Río Ceballos
Córdoba
Argentina
10/15/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 413542
  Adult

Matorrales
Córdoba
Argentina
10/03/2020
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 411850
  Adult

Bouwer
Córdoba
Argentina
09/18/2020
Jorge Schlemmer



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
203659123/03/2024ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacateJorge Schlemmer
192319725/11/2023ArgentinaCórdobaLoma de los Indios, MiramarJorge Schlemmer
192047805/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos Jujuy, ArJorge Schlemmer
161538224/07/2022ArgentinaCórdobaDique Nivelador La Quintana, José de la QuintanaJorge Schlemmer
151060303/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaSendero Loma de los Indios, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaJorge Schlemmer
141380512/06/2021ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Urbana Gral. San MartínJorge Schlemmer
135011517/01/2021ArgentinaCórdobaSendero a los Chorrillos del Cabana, Reserva Natural Los QuebrachitosJorge Schlemmer
134254302/01/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCamino Rural, MiramarJorge Schlemmer
132151722/11/2020ArgentinaSanta FeArea Natural Protegida Laguna Juan de Garay (ex Bedetti), Santo ToméJorge Schlemmer
130118317/10/2020ArgentinaCórdobaDique La Quebrada, Río CeballosJorge Schlemmer
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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.