Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
The great antshrike (Taraba major) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in southern Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though only as a vagrant in Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Antshrike at Biotopo Cerro Cahuí — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there