Great Antshrike
Taraba major(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Great Antshrike
The Great Antshrike (Taraba major) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Taraba major
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Antshrike
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Taraba major melanocrissus
- Taraba major obscurus
- Taraba major transandeanus
- Taraba major granadensis
- Taraba major semifasciatus
- Taraba major duidae
- Taraba major melanurus
- Taraba major borbae
- Taraba major stagurus
- Taraba major major
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thamnophilus major
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3 p.313
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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