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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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🌿 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: 637314
♂  Adult
Monte Caseros
Corrientes
Argentina
05/30/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 580109
♀  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
03/17/2024
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 507891
♂  Adult
Perdices
Entre Ríos
Argentina
08/14/2022
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 247091
♀  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/05/2018
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1034
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/07/2006
Diego Oscar



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar08/06/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices♂AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar03/13/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosLos Conquistadores♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Diego Oscar10/15/2018ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional Mburucuyá♂AdultYesNo



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245234126/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosPerdices1Diego Oscar
243689219/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteFortaleza Dos Reis Magos, NatalDiego Oscar
243634119/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NortePnm Dom Nivaldo Monte, Natal1Diego Oscar
237028730/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable1Diego Oscar
237023630/09/2025ArgentinaChacoGlamping El Bermejito, Paraje La Armonia2Diego Oscar
230340707/06/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
229663731/05/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosLos Conquistadores1Diego Oscar
229660830/05/2025ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Provincial 1262Diego Oscar
229658230/05/2025ArgentinaCorrientesBañados sobre el Río Curuzú Cuatiá, Ruta Provincial 1261Diego Oscar
229652830/05/2025ArgentinaCorrientesEstablecimiento La Choza, Monte Caseros3Diego Oscar
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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 29/03/2026.