Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Blackish Antbird
Cercomacra nigrescens
Rusty-backed Antwren
Formicivora rufa
Southern White-fringed Antwren
Formicivora grisea
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Black-throated Antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Band-tailed Antbird
Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
Myrmotherula multostriata
Rusty-winged Antwren
Herpsilochmus frater
Amazonian Antshrike
Thamnophilus amazonicus
Silvered Antbird
Sclateria naevia
Rondônia Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis ochrogyna
📅 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 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Great Antshrike sighting in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in our monthly data.