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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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Records from Córdoba

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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 681253
  Adult

Capital
Córdoba
Argentina
03/15/2026
Facundo Carretero
Foto
Photography ID: 671274
  Adult

Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
01/28/2026
Damián Carnevale
Foto
Photography ID: 662410
  Adult

Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
10/10/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 662409
  Adult

Sinsacate
Córdoba
Argentina
09/26/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 653773
  Adult

Laguna del Plata
Córdoba
Argentina
09/16/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 649633
  Adult

Villa Carlos Paz
Córdoba
Argentina
06/26/2025
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 640814
 

Camino sin nombrar
Córdoba
Argentina
06/28/2025
Graciela Vega
Foto
Photography ID: 639021
  Adult

Calamuchita
Córdoba
Argentina
07/09/2022
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 612863
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
11/15/2024
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
Foto
Photography ID: 596433
 
Salsipuedes
Córdoba
Argentina
08/18/2024
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 592576
  Adult

Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
07/14/2024
Ruben Zabala
Foto
Photography ID: 592338
  Adult

Loma Blanca
Córdoba
Argentina
04/01/2024
Pablo Eguia



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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
Hugo Caverzasi12/12/2018ArgentinaCórdobaLas VarillasN/AN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245375329/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaBahía Laguna de Plata, Reserva Natural Bañados del Río Dulce y Laguna Mar ChiquitaHugo Caverzasi
245592315/03/2026ArgentinaCórdobaJardín Botánico Córdoba, CapitalFacundo Carretero
243311814/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaPuente Las Mojarras Dpto Gral San Martin, Las Mojarras3Hugo Caverzasi
242797428/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar de AnsenuzaDamián Carnevale
243915526/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaRoberto Barany 5930, CórdobaPablo Eguia
241810818/01/202611:45ArgentinaCórdobaE66Francisco Encinosa
241761818/01/202611:45ArgentinaCórdobaE66Susana Gomez
241655005/01/2026ArgentinaCórdobaComplejo Megevand, Río Ceballos1Pablo Bruni
243114229/12/2025ArgentinaCórdobaDesde la para a campo mare., La Para1Dario Juan Wendeler
239639306/12/2025ArgentinaCórdobaDesembocadura del Río Xanaes, Miramar de AnsenuzaHugo Caverzasi
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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 11/04/2026.