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 Chagres National Park
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Spotted Antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Checker-throated Antwren
Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Ocellated Antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
Wing-banded Antbird
Myrmornis torquata
Russet Antshrike
Thamnistes anabatinus
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Antshrike at Chagres National 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