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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

Synonyms: Thamnophilus major.

Subspecies:

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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
InsectsTucura Rayada (Chromacris speciosa)12/02/2018Roberto Nicolás Kuster



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 651636
♀  Adult
Sauce Montrull
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/14/2025
Camilo Marraro
Foto
Photography ID: 645171
♂ ♀ Strobel
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/28/2025
Diego Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 642987
♂ ♀  Adult
La Picada
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/14/2025
Camilo Marraro
Foto
Photography ID: 642734
♂  Adult
Diamante
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/05/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 628130
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/22/2025
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 622299
♂  Adult
Colón
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/01/2023
Franco Montaño Herrero
Foto
Photography ID: 619807
♀  Adult
El Pingo
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/17/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 604014
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/05/2024
Alec Earnshaw
Foto
Photography ID: 599915
♀  Adult
Distrito Tacuaras
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/29/2024
Daniel Oscar Serra



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni07/31/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar (-30,957492, -58,242912)N/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar08/06/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices♂AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar03/13/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosLos Conquistadores♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Dolores Fernandez09/16/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar♂AdultYesNo
Diego A. Bastías11/01/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada La Serena del GualeyánIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/14/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaN/AAdultYesNo



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 5474
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/17/2022
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 5471
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/17/2022
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 5470
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/17/2022
Eduardo Cusano



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245234126/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices1Diego Oscar
245053724/03/202607:52ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
245552818/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
244674713/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosZona norte, Chajarí1Pablo Bruni
244590313/03/202616:29ArgentinaEntre RíosMilán1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
244541909/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosSalto Chico., Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
242619001/02/202619:04ArgentinaEntre RíosRemedios Escalada De San Martin 1205, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
240916402/01/202610:44ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
240891302/01/202610:44ArgentinaEntre RíosParque San Carlos, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
240883801/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Parque Florístico UnzuéGustavo Puente
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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.