The Story
I made this photo of an Apical Flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) at Fincas Verdes in San Antonio, Tolima, Colombia. It is found from about 400 to 2,300 meters and is most numerous below 1,700 meters. It is a year-round resident that feeds on insects and fruit. It forages alone or in pairs, taking prey and fruit in sallies from a perch in the low and middle levels. Its tail is brownish with pale creamy tips on all but the central feathers. San Antonio lies in southern Tolima, about 109 km from Ibagué.
I used a Pentax K-1 with the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 for this one, at 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200. IUCN lists the Apical Flycatcher as Least Concern, with an increasing population.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Apical Flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024), with the population trend listed as increasing. Source: IUCN Red List
