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 Itatiaia National Park
Variable Antshrike
Thamnophilus caerulescens
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
White-shouldered Fire-eye
Pyriglena leucoptera
Ferruginous Antbird
Drymophila ferruginea
Streak-capped Antwren
Terenura maculata
Star-throated Antwren
Rhopias gularis
Rufous-tailed Antbird
Drymophila genei
White-bibbed Antbird
Myrmeciza loricata
Ochre-rumped Antbird
Drymophila ochropyga
Spot-breasted Antvireo
Dysithamnus stictothorax
Rufous-backed Antvireo
Dysithamnus xanthopterus
Tufted Antshrike
Mackenziaena severa
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Antshrike at Itatiaia 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