Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Mato Grosso Antbird
Cercomacra melanaria
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Band-tailed Antbird
Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Large-billed Antwren
Herpsilochmus longirostris
Planalto Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus pelzelni
Rusty-backed Antwren
Formicivora rufa
Spot-backed Antbird
Hylophylax naevius
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
White-shouldered Antshrike
Thamnophilus aethiops
East Amazonian Fire-eye
Pyriglena leuconota
Rufous-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus torquatus
Glossy Antshrike
Sakesphorus luctuosus
📅 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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Great Antshrike sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 337 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
April has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.