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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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Species photographs

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Foto
Photography ID: 653773
♂  Adult
Laguna del Plata
Córdoba
Argentina
09/16/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 581218
♂  Adult
Bañado La Estrella
Formosa
Argentina
04/16/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 571694
♀  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
02/17/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 545897
♂  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
08/24/2023
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 505792
♀  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
08/25/2022
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 492782
♀  Adult
Las Lomitas
Formosa
Argentina
05/02/2022
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 450948
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
07/15/2019
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236833616/09/2025ArgentinaCórdobaComplejo Ansenuza, Laguna del PlataHugo Alberto Valderrey
202476016/04/2024ArgentinaFormosaBañado la Estrella, Bañado La EstrellaHugo Alberto Valderrey
197646017/02/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar de AnsenuzaHugo Alberto Valderrey
181511024/08/2023ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar de AnsenuzaHugo Alberto Valderrey
163256425/08/2022ArgentinaCórdobaEntre miramar y balnearia, MiramarHugo Alberto Valderrey
157855002/05/2022ArgentinaFormosaBañados La Estrella, Las LomitasHugo Alberto Valderrey
141796515/07/2019ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoHugo Alberto Valderrey
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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 27/09/2026.