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Taraba major

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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Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


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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Foto
Photography ID: 592338
♀  Adult
Loma Blanca
Córdoba
Argentina
04/01/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 592337
♂  Adult
Loma Blanca
Córdoba
Argentina
04/01/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 474765
♂  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
12/03/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 474764
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
12/03/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 474763
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
12/03/2021
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 406460
♂ ♀  Adult
Río Primero
Córdoba
Argentina
07/26/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 406459
♂ ♀  Adult
Río Primero
Córdoba
Argentina
07/26/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 406458
♂ ♀  Adult
Río Primero
Córdoba
Argentina
07/26/2020
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 224782
♂  Adult
Delta del rio Corriente, Esquina
Corrientes
Argentina
10/08/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 224781
♂  Adult
Delta del rio Corriente, Esquina
Corrientes
Argentina
10/08/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 191455
♀  Adult
San Pedro Norte
Córdoba
Argentina
02/18/2017
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 154894
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
06/17/2016
Pablo Eguia



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243915526/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaRoberto Barany 5930, CórdobaPablo Eguia
235418520/07/2025ColombiaValle del CaucaLocalidad Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve2Pablo Eguia
224681821/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a Campo Mare, La Para4Pablo Eguia
216996621/09/2024ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna mar chiquita, MiramarPablo Eguia
215265401/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyAmpuap 5, San Salvador de Jujuy1Pablo Eguia
211781811/05/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCerro Colorado, Cerro Colorado2Pablo Eguia
211774011/05/2024ArgentinaCórdobaSinsacate1Pablo Eguia
211705901/04/2024ArgentinaCórdobaLoma BlancaPablo Eguia
191679005/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyDique Los Alisos Jujuy, ArPablo Eguia
179441313/05/2023ArgentinaCórdobaDique Cruz del Eje, Cruz del Eje2Pablo Eguia
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Related bibliography


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.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Antshrike (Taraba major) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.