• Old latin name for bird Thamnophilus major

Great Antshrikebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Aberrant, alarm call, Distress call in hand, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Song, © Johan Chaves
    Costa Rica
  • 3.
    Song, © Hotel Tinamu
    Colombia
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    Alarm calls, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Male, song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, male, © Mateus G. Santos
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Call, © Marcelo Villegas
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Alarm calls, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Male, song, © Jerome Fischer
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Great Antshrike

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion e Mexico to n Argentina

Great Antshrike subspecies (10)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Taraba major borbaewc Brazil s of the Amazon-No
Taraba major duidaeMt. Duida (se Venezuela)-No
Taraba major granadensisn, c Colombia and nw Venezuela-No
Taraba major majore Bolivia, Paraguay, s Brazil and n Argentina-No
Taraba major melanocrissusse Mexico to w Panama-No
Taraba major melanurusw Amazonia-No
Taraba major obscurusw Costa Rica to n Colombia-No
Taraba major semifasciatuse Colombia, s and ne Venezuela, the Guianas and ne, c Brazil-No
Taraba major staguruse, ne Brazil-No
Taraba major transandeanussw Colombia, w Ecuador and nw Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanbatarà encaputxat
Chinese大蚁鵙
Chinese (Traditional)大蟻鵙
Croatianbjelotrba mravarica
Czechmravenčík velký, Mravencík velký
DanishBroget Myretornskade
DutchGrote Mierklauwier
Finnishlepinkäismuura
FrenchGrand Batara, Grand Taraba
GermanWeißbrust-Ameisenwürger
GuaraniChororo
Hungarianbúbos hangyászgébics
ItalianChororo, Averla formichiera maggiore
Japaneseオオアリモズ
Lithuaniantaraba
Norwegianhvitbrystmaurvarsler
Norwegian NynorskKvitbrystmaurvarslar
Polishtaraba (południowa), taraba
PortugueseChoró-boi, corró, chorá-boi, choro-boi, chocão-de-barriga-branca, choca-grande, Cancão-de-fogo, formigueiro-grande
RussianТараба, Большая тараба
Slovakbatara veľká
SpanishBatará Grande, Hormiguro grande, Batará mayor, Chororó, Hormiguero Mayor, Batará Blanco y Negro
Swedishstörre myrtörnskata
TurkishBüyük Karıncaavcısı
Ukrainianтараба