Great Antshrike (Taraba major)

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

Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

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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

See related literature

🌿 EcoRegistros Revista - Related Articles

Primer registro documentado de nidificación del Chororó (Taraba major major) en Santiago del Estero, Argentina

📖 Issue Nº 8 • Article Nº 3
✍ Oscar Bernardo Quiroga
05/26/2018 01:06

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Latest feeding records

Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Insects	Mariposa de las Chilcas (Rothschildia jacobaeae)	30/05/2023	Pablo Capovilla
Insects	Tucura Rayada (Chromacris speciosa)	12/02/2018	Roberto Nicolás Kuster

Number of Photography: 863

Photography ID: 677062
♀ Adult
Zavalla
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 677061
♂ Adult
Zavalla
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 672134
♂ Adult
Andino
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/08/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 672022
♂ Adult
Andino
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/08/2026
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 671274
♀ Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
01/28/2026
Damián Carnevale

Photography ID: 671080
♀ Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 671044
♀ Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 669942
♂ Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 669289
♀ Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti

Photography ID: 668382
♂ Adult
Palmeira dos Índios
Alagoas
Brazil
01/17/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira

Photography ID: 665583
♂ Adult
Reserva Parque Florístico Unzué
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/01/2026
Gustavo Puente

Photography ID: 662410
♂ Adult
Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
10/10/2025
Federico J. Villegas

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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 21

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	03/29/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Ruta Provincial 50S	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	03/22/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Ruta Provincial 50S	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Manuel Eduardo Serra	12/10/2024	Argentina	Córdoba	Reserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, Unquillo	N/A	Adult	No	No
	Viviana Fuentes	03/01/2026	Argentina	Santiago del Estero	Dique Río Hondo, Río Hondo	Indistinguishable	N/A	No	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	02/08/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Ruta Provincial 50S	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	01/04/2026	Argentina	Santa Fe	Ruta 67-S	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Gustavo Fernando Durán	12/10/2025	Argentina	Santa Fe	Reserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Fabrizio García	12/08/2024	Argentina	Córdoba	Mirador Loma de los Indios, Miramar	N/A	Adult	No	No
	Viviana Fuentes	11/03/2024	Argentina	Tucumán	Trancas	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	07/31/2021	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Ruta sin nombrar (-30,957492, -58,242912)	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	08/06/2022	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Perdices	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Diego Oscar	03/13/2021	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Los Conquistadores	♂ ♀	Adult	Yes	No
	Cintia Manoni	02/05/2021	Argentina	Santa Fe	San José de la Esquina	♂	Adult	No	No
	Pablo Capovilla	04/28/2020	Argentina	Santa Fe	Cullen 905, Esperanza	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	12/12/2018	Argentina	Córdoba	Las Varillas	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Diego Oscar	10/15/2018	Argentina	Corrientes	Parque Nacional Mburucuyá	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Luis Fernandez Campos	03/24/2018	Argentina	Jujuy	El Ceibal, El Carmen	N/A	Adult	Yes	No
	Dolores Fernandez	09/16/2017	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Parque Nacional El Palmar	♂	Adult	Yes	No
	Diego A. Bastías	11/01/2015	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Reserva Privada La Serena del Gualeyán	Indistinguishable	Adult	No	No
Download	Jorge La Grotteria	07/18/2011	Argentina	Jujuy	Parque Nacional Calilegua	♂	Adult	Yes	No