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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: 410066
  Adult

San Wendelino
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/30/2020
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 239275
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/06/2018
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 135395
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/29/2016
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 88593
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/14/2015
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 79871
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/31/2015
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 62745
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/09/2014
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 29212
 
Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/12/2013
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 28625
  Adult

Esperanza
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/29/2013
Pablo Capovilla
Foto
Photography ID: 22018
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/01/2013
Pablo Capovilla



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Capovilla04/28/2020ArgentinaSanta FeCullen 905EsperanzaAdultYesNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 5668
  Adult

Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/30/2023
Pablo Capovilla



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
220550701/12/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Provincial Cayastá, Cayastá2Pablo Capovilla
221479412/10/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
214202605/09/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
213492314/08/2024ArgentinaSanta FeA orillas del río Tapenaga, Florencia2Pablo Capovilla
212688001/08/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
210840330/06/2024ArgentinaSanta FeComplejo T. Gente del Agua. Jaaukanigás, Reconquista2Pablo Capovilla
211980914/06/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Pablo Capovilla
201475926/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
201235918/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe2Pablo Capovilla
201189114/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Privada La Herminia, Tostado1Pablo Capovilla
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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.