Taraba major
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Antshrike in Guayaquil on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and July–November, the lowest months. Those are among Guayaquil's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in February.
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.
11th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Great Antshrike sightings, Guayaquil ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 20%), Cordoba (Argentina, about 20%) and Natal (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Guayaquil (14 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.
