Male and female Great Antshrikes have different plumage: males are black above, while females are rufous-brown above. They hide in humid lowland undergrowth and are often found in pairs.
Males are black above, with a small crest and two white wing bars, and are white below. Females are rufous-brown above and white below, with beige flanks and undertail coverts.
It favors dense undergrowth in humid lowlands, including clearings and forest or woodland borders, and is usually found in pairs. It eats insects and other arthropods as well as small lizards and mammals.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.