Great Antshrike

Taraba major

Least Concern

The Great Antshrike is an antshrike of humid forests in Brazil, Argentina, and Costa Rica. A robust antbird with a stout, hooked bill, it gleans insects and other small prey from foliage and vine tangles in the forest understorey. Fun fact: Antshrikes are named for their shrike-like hooked bills, used to grab and subdue insect prey.

Family

Thamnophilidae

Group

Typical Antbirds

Range

Great Antshrike Range — Humid forests of Brazil, Argentina, and Costa Rica

Population

≈ Not quantified

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