The Story
This White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) perched near La Macarena, in Meta, Colombia. It is metallic bronzy green above with an ash-brown crown and a reddish-chestnut belly, and it is named for the small white spot on its chin. It favors shrubby borders and openings in terra firme, várzea and gallery forest, often along streams. It hunts from exposed perches, flying out to catch insects, and bees and wasps are the only prey on record so far.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11 plus the RF 1.4x extender, at 1/90 sec, f/16, ISO 6400, −1 EV. IUCN lists it as Least Concern, but it is rare to uncommon in most of its range, and deforestation is thought to be reducing its numbers.
©2023 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) belongs to the family Galbulidae (Jacamars) 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 decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List