Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Collared Antshrike
Thamnophilus bernardi
Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
East Amazonian Fire-eye
Pyriglena leuconota
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Slaty Antwren
Myrmotherula schisticolor
Jet Antbird
Cercomacra nigricans
Dusky Antbird
Cercomacra tyrannina
White-cheeked Antbird
Gymnopithys leucaspis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Scrub Blackbird
Dives warczewiczi
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 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 Machalilla National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Great Antshrike sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 138 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Machalilla National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.