Great Antshrike

It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and South America down to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil.

The Great Antshrike is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Great Antshrike eats mainly insects but will eat just about anything that moves that it can subdue. It is a common bird within its range. Classification Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Taraba Species: T. More

The Great Antshrike, Taraba major, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is the only member of the genus Taraba-(monotypic). It is a resident breeder in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and South America down to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. This is a bird of thickets, cocoa and citrus plantations and sometimes gardens, with a preference for dense undergrowth. It is usually found as territorial pairs. More

great antshrike (plural great antshrikes) 1. A passerine bird of the antbird family. Scientific names * Taraba major * Thamnophilus major Translations Taraba major * Dutch: grote mierklauwier * Finnish: lepinkäismuura fi(fi) * French: grand batara * German: Weißbrust-Ameisenwürger de(de) m. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Great Antshrike is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Great Antshrike (2) Parque Estadual de Itaúnas, Espírito Santo, Brazil Parque Estadual de Itaúnas, Espírito Santo, Brazil23/02/2009 Parque Estadual de Itaúnas, Espírito Santo, Brazil 23/02/2009 Parque Estadual de Itaúnas, Espírito Santo, Brazil Parque Estadual de Itaúnas, Espírito Santo, Brazil26/02/2009 Parque Estadual de Itaúnas, Espírito Santo, More

With his pied plumage and bright red eye the male Great Antshrike is a handsome bird! Commonest in the Chaco, they are skulking inhabitants of dry forest undergrowth and scrub. Their heavy bill is a vicious weapon and is used to mercilessly cull insect prey to feed their ever present appetite, sometimes dropping onto the ground some distance from cover to boldly forage in the open. Click on the images to enlarge them.FIGURE 1 - Adult male lateral view, location unknown (Frank Fragano undated). More

Choró-boi, Great Antshrike (Taraba major) Great Antshrike Male Taraba major - Great Antshrike Taraba major - Great Antshrike Male Great Antshrike Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates page 1 2 next -> Great Antshrike song Taraba major (0:33) Bob Planqué XC78 01-10-2003, Peru Great Antshrike song Taraba major (0:33) Wouter Halfwerk XC1496 23-4-2005, More