Taraba major
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 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 →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike sighting in Campo Grande on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike in Campo Grande on a given day, against under 5% in July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Campo Grande's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 200 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Great Antshrike sightings, Campo Grande ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 20%), Cordoba (Argentina, about 20%) and Natal (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Great Antshrike that you can see in Campo Grande (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Barred Antshrike (about 40%) and Large-billed Antwren (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Campo Grande (124 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
