Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Antbirds :: Great Antshrike

Great Antshrike Taraba major

Described by: Vieillot (1816)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell  Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell  Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

C. Central America to n. and c. South America;
(1) Se. Mexico (Veracruz, n. Oaxaca, Tabasco and Chiapas) s. along Caribbean slope to Nicargua, Costa Rica to w. Panama.
(2) Sw. Costa Rica to nw. Colombia.
(3) Sw. Colombia, w. Ecuador and nw. Peru.
(4) E. Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.
(5) E. Colombia, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, n. and e. Brazil.
(6) Se. Venezuela.
(7) Upper Amazonia in e. Ecuador and e. Peru.
(8) C. Brazil.
(9) E. and ne. Brazil.
(10) E. Bolivia, se. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina and Encruzilhada)), Paraguay, Uruguay and n. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: belizebirds.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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