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 →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Blackish Antbird
Cercomacra nigrescens
Southern White-fringed Antwren
Formicivora grisea
Rusty-backed Antwren
Formicivora rufa
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Band-tailed Antbird
Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Black-throated Antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
Myrmotherula multostriata
Rusty-winged Antwren
Herpsilochmus frater
Silvered Antbird
Sclateria naevia
Amazonian Antshrike
Thamnophilus amazonicus
White-shouldered Antshrike
Thamnophilus aethiops
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Antshrike in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in our monthly data.