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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: 642734
  Adult

Diamante
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/05/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 638109
  Adult

Parque Nacional Chaco
Chaco
Argentina
06/28/2024
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 619807
  Adult

El Pingo
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/17/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 616125
  Adult

Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
12/14/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 616089
  Adult

Parque Nacional Mburucuyá
Corrientes
Argentina
07/14/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 612863
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/15/2024
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
Foto
Photography ID: 611671
  Adult

Fortaleza
Ceará
Brazil
11/21/2024
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 609363
  Adult

Pilcomayo
Formosa
Argentina
10/22/2024
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 608651
  Adult

Trancas
Tucumán
Argentina
11/10/2024
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 607837
  Adult

Loma Monte Lindo, Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/15/2024
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 607836
  Adult

Loma Monte Lindo, Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/15/2024
Julián Tocce



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Manuel Eduardo Serra12/10/2024ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los QuebrachitosCabana, UnquilloN/AAdultNoNo
Fabrizio García12/08/2024ArgentinaCórdobaMirador Loma de los IndiosMiramarN/AAdultNoNo
Viviana Fuentes11/03/2024ArgentinaTucumánTrancasN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
222827129/12/2024ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroEcocamping - Laguna cantera municipal, Pinto2Rodolfo Domnanovich
222821728/12/2024ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroColonia Alpina1Rodolfo Domnanovich
221791828/12/2024ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
221787428/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
221649128/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
221494226/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosEspejo 1241, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
222105420/12/2024ParaguaySan PedroEstero Jetyty zona Colonia 25Dominic Oviedo Löwen
221326020/12/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta2Gabriel Carbajales
222106618/12/2024ParaguaySan Pedro Colonia Volendam1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
222105317/12/2024ParaguaySan PedroEstero Jetyty zona Colonia 21Dominic Oviedo Löwen
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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 25/03/2026.