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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
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05/26/2018 01:06



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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 527869
  Adult

Casilda
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/05/2015
Claudia Alejandra Nigro
Foto
Photography ID: 352860
  Adult

Victoria
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/27/2015
Pablo Adrián Otero
Foto
Photography ID: 327984
  Adult

Arroyo Leyes
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/03/2015
Ricardo Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 249536
  Adult

Termas de Río Hondo
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
05/22/2015
Claudia Mora
Foto
Photography ID: 249535
  Adult

Termas de Río Hondo
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
05/22/2015
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 247926
  Adult

Raíces
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/13/2015
Alan Feyt
Foto
Photography ID: 238590
  Adult

Reserva El Bagual
Formosa
Argentina
09/26/2015
Vicente Piccirillo
Foto
Photography ID: 205056
  Adult

Las Varillas
Córdoba
Argentina
11/21/2015
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 184817
  Adult

Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/03/2015
María Alejandra Sosa



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego A. Bastías11/01/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada La Serena del GualeyánIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
38837330/12/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoSebastián Rozadilla
38207030/12/2015ArgentinaTucumánMonteagudoMiguel Andina
38315726/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaMiramarSamuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
38022726/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaCampo La Puma 2, Las Varillas3Hugo Caverzasi
38276920/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaLaguna del PlataRamiro Ramirez
37700119/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaMonte Quemado, Las Varas3Hugo Caverzasi
37599815/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Yucat2Andres Espindola
37887614/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosFederalSebastián Dardanelli
37517913/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaA 5 km al Sur de Las Varillas, Las Varillas3Hugo Caverzasi
37913411/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosLa PazSebastián Dardanelli
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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 16/03/2026.