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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
174761909/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánRuta Provincial 309 (-26,222540, -65,387440)1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
174760008/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánRuta Provincial 309 (-26,222719, -65,387350)2Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
174742306/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánRuta Provincial 309 (-26,222646, -65,387351)1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
174739906/04/2023ArgentinaTucumánVía sin nombre (-26,191314, -65,288787)1Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
75551529/04/2018ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional MburucuyáWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
68736311/01/2018ArgentinaFormosaRuta Nacional 81Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
58955329/06/2017ArgentinaFormosaParque Nacional Río PilcomayoWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
92536228/06/2017ArgentinaFormosaSeccional Laguna Blanca, Parque Nacional Río PilcomayoWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
58945126/06/2017ArgentinaChacoIsla del CerritoWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
58935325/06/2017ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
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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 30/03/2026.