Great Antshrike - Taraba major

Grand Batara

Great Antshrike male adult breeding
A large skulking antbird which lives in pairs in primary high grade secondary moist forests. The pair keeps in touch by various chuckling rattle-like calls.
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Batará mayor
  • choró-boi
  • Weißbrust-Ameisenwürger
  • Taraba major
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Thamnophilidae
Species : Great Antshrike

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures


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The picture

O.Net ref. : stga49414
Author :
Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2006 May
Country : Trinidad and Tobago (td)
Region : County of Saint George
Place : Asa Wright Nature Centre Asa Wright Nature Centre
Lat. : 10° 43' 48'' North
Lng. : 61° 17' 53'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon 1D mkII

Exposure : 1/125s s

aperture : f5.6


Focal length : 700 mm


Iso : 250


Flash : no