The Story
I photographed this Indigo-capped Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanifrons) at Fincas Verdes in San Antonio, Tolima, Colombia. It is most common between 1,000 and 2,000 meters, but it comes down to about 400 meters in the breeding season. The adult male has an indigo-blue crown and shining green upperparts. It catches arthropods mostly by flying out from a perch in the canopy. Its nest is a cup of moss, cobweb and lichen. It is found in northern and central Colombia. Birds recorded around San Antonio include threatened species such as the Yellow-eared Parrot and the Spot-winged Parrotlet.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/2500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 3200. IUCN lists the Indigo-capped Hummingbird as Least Concern, with a stable population.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Indigo-capped Hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanifrons) belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2017), with the population trend listed as stable (listed by IUCN as Amazilia cyanifrons). Source: IUCN Red List
