The Story
I made this photo of a Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) at Hacienda Guadalajara in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is found from the far southern United States to Argentina. It uses a wide range of habitats, from grassland with scattered trees to cities. It is omnivorous, waiting on an open perch to sally out for insects or to pounce on small animals. Palmira lies on the east bank of the Cauca River and is a center of the valley’s large sugar mills. The municipality runs from the cold Páramo de las Hermosas down to the warm floor of the Cauca valley.
I used a Pentax K-1 with the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 for this one, at 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200. IUCN lists the Great Kiskadee as Least Concern, with an increasing population.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) 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 2018), with the population trend listed as increasing. Source: IUCN Red List