Great Antshrike
Taraba major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusTaraba
- SpeciesTaraba major (Great Antshrike)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Silvered Antbird
Sclateria naevia
Mouse-colored Antshrike
Thamnophilus murinus
Dusky-throated Antshrike
Thamnomanes ardesiacus
Amazonian Streaked-Antwren
Myrmotherula multostriata
White-shouldered Antbird
Akletos melanoceps
Peruvian Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis peruviana
Plain-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus schistaceus
White-flanked Antwren
Myrmotherula axillaris
Gray Antbird
Cercomacra cinerascens
Plumbeous Antbird
Myrmeciza hyperythra
Black-faced Antbird
Myrmoborus myotherinus
Pygmy Antwren
Myrmotherula brachyura
📅 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 Yasuní National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Great Antshrike sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 243 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Antshrike in Yasuní National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Great Antshrike in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.