Female © Ezequiel Vivas
Male © Kevin Berkoff
Male © David Monroy Rengifo
Male and female © David Bree
+ 2
Male © Fernando Burgalin Sequeria

Great Antshrike Taraba major

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Identification

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Strikingly patterned but very skulking bird of forest borders, thickets, and tangles in humid tropical lowlands; uncommon. Heard much more often than seen; typically sings from dense vine tangles. Song suggests some trogons, but ends with a quiet snarl audible at close range. Male is black above; female is rusty above. Both have clean white underparts, bright red eyes, stout hooked bills, and crests that can be raised or lowered.

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