Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Plain-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus schistaceus
White-browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
White-lined Antbird
Percnostola lophotes
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis subflava
Bluish-slate Antshrike
Thamnomanes schistogynus
Pygmy Antwren
Myrmotherula brachyura
Black-throated Antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Stripe-chested Antwren
Myrmotherula longicauda
Bamboo Antshrike
Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
Goeldi's Antbird
Myrmeciza goeldii
Black-faced Antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
📅 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 Manu National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Great Antshrike sighting in Manu National Park, based on 660 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Manu National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Manu National Park in our monthly data.