Great Antshrike
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Great Antshrike

Taraba major

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Manuel Antonio National Park
1 Verified records at Manuel Antonio National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Manuel Antonio National Park

Black-hooded Antshrike
LC

Black-hooded Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus bridgesi

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-backed Antbird
LC

Chestnut-backed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza exsul

40–50% · Likely
Barred Antshrike
LC

Barred Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus doliatus

<5% · Rare
Dot-winged Antwren
LC

Dot-winged Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microrhopias quixensis

<5% · Rare
White-cheeked Antbird
LC

White-cheeked Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnopithys leucaspis

<5% · Rare
Dusky Antbird
LC

Dusky Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra tyrannina

<5% · Rare
Slaty Antwren
LC

Slaty Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula schisticolor

Insufficient data
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

50–60% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Great Antshrike at Manuel Antonio National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
2 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
40–50%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
8 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
10 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
11 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
12 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
13 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
14 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
15 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
17 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
20 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
21 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
22 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
23 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
31 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
33 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
34 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
39 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
41 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
42 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
43 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
45 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
46 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
47 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
48 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
49 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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