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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
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Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

Subspecies:

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




Primer registro documentado de nidificación del Chororó (Taraba major major) en Santiago del Estero, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 8 - Article Nº 3
Publish by: Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
Published date: 05/26/2018 01:06



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237864411/10/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar, Colón2Faustino Hollmann
237849023/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCef N°4 General San Martín, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
237843723/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Faustino Hollmann
237835611/09/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia6Faustino Hollmann
229309110/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosEstancia Don Rosendo, Colonia Las Margaritas6Faustino Hollmann
216380305/10/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia3Faustino Hollmann
215199329/08/2024ArgentinaJujuyEl Fuerte y Santa Clara1Faustino Hollmann
212102021/07/2024ArgentinaEntre Ríos-30.395502, -58.270757, Departamento Federación3Faustino Hollmann
212131720/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping Tunas, San Jaime de la Frontera4Faustino Hollmann
211423918/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosVía sin nombre, Villaguay3Faustino Hollmann
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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 09/03/2026.










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