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 Chingaza National Natural Park
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
White-browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
White-streaked Antvireo
Dysithamnus leucostictus
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
East Amazonian Fire-eye
Pyriglena leuconota
Black-faced Antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Northern Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus punctatus
Uniform Antshrike
Thamnophilus unicolor
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Antshrike at Chingaza National Natural Park — 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