Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Dot-winged Antwren
Microrhopias quixensis
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Checker-throated Antwren
Epinecrophylla fulviventris
Pacific Antwren
Myrmotherula pacifica
Dull-mantled Antbird
Sipia laemosticta
Spot-crowned Antvireo
Dysithamnus puncticeps
Fasciated Antshrike
Cymbilaimus lineatus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Antshrike in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Great Antshrike sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.