Great Antshrike

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

Taraba major

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

29 Verified sightings at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

5,968 Verified sightings across all 51 parks From 2019 to 2026

October Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Great Antshrike

The great antshrike (Taraba major) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in southern Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, though only as a vagrant in Uruguay.

The great antshrike was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 and given the binomial name Thamnophilus major. The current genus Taraba was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1831.

The great antshrike has these ten subspecies: The great antshrike is the only member of genus Taraba. Its closest relatives appear to be the fasciated and bamboo antshrikes of genus Cymbilaimus. The subspecies' vocalizations fall into two groups, T. m. melanocrissus through T. m. granadensis and T. m. semifasciatus through T. m. major. The first, found in Central America and mostly west of the Andes, may represent a separate species from the other, which are found east of the Andes. In addition, differences within the members of each group may not be significant enough in some cases to warrant subspecies status... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Myrmeciza exsul

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Thamnophilus atrinucha

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Thamnophilus doliatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hafferia zeledoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Microrhopias quixensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Myrmotherula axillaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Epinecrophylla fulviventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cymbilaimus lineatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cercomacra tyrannina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dysithamnus puncticeps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gymnopithys leucaspis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Thamnistes anabatinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
2	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~40%
3	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
5	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
8	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
12	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
15	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
16	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
18	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
21	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
22	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
31	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
39	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
42	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
43	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
47	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
49	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
50	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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Great Antshrike

About the Great Antshrike

Recent sightings of Great Antshrike in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Western Slaty-Antshrike

Barred Antshrike

Zeledon's Antbird

Dot-winged Antwren

White-flanked Antwren

Checker-throated Antwren

Fasciated Antshrike

Dusky Antbird

Spot-crowned Antvireo

Bicolored Antbird

Russet Antshrike

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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