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 Utría National Natural Park
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Pacific Antwren
Myrmotherula pacifica
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Spotted Antbird
Hylophylax naevioides
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Spot-crowned Antvireo
Dysithamnus puncticeps
Ocellated Antbird
Phaenostictus mcleannani
Checker-throated Antwren
Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Stub-tailed Antbird
Sipia berlepschi
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Antshrike at Utría 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