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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: 531247
  Adult

Valle de Punilla
Córdoba
Argentina
02/25/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 531184
  Adult

Valle de Punilla
Córdoba
Argentina
02/12/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 526771
  Adult

Los Cocos
Córdoba
Argentina
02/12/2023
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 514236
  Adult

Capilla del Monte
Córdoba
Argentina
11/01/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 514235
  Adult

Capilla del Monte
Córdoba
Argentina
11/01/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 498585
  Adult

Calle rural cerca de Puerto Lavalle
Chaco
Argentina
06/11/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 484793
  Adult

Los Cocos
Córdoba
Argentina
01/20/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 484792
  Adult

Los Cocos
Córdoba
Argentina
01/20/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 484791
  Adult

Los Cocos
Córdoba
Argentina
01/20/2022
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 438860
  Adult

Los Cocos
Córdoba
Argentina
02/08/2021
Susana Gomez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241761818/01/202611:45ArgentinaCórdobaE66Susana Gomez
238947225/11/202508:01ArgentinaCórdobaCamino sin nombrarSusana Gomez
238559612/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosDepartamento Gualeguaychú1Susana Gomez
202930617/04/2024ArgentinaJujuyLaguna Hedionda, Departamento Santa BarbaraSusana Gomez
188722208/09/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosFederalSusana Gomez
182215408/09/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosVía sin nombre2Susana Gomez
174237502/04/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosDiamante1Susana Gomez
174229601/04/2023ArgentinaSanta FeEa. El Dorado, Garay1Susana Gomez
174234331/03/2023ArgentinaSanta FeSanta Fe1Susana Gomez
174623825/02/2023ArgentinaCórdobaValle de PunillaSusana Gomez
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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.