The Story
This Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) was at Reserva Natural La Palmita in Trinidad, Casanare, Colombia when I photographed it. The Glittering-throated Emerald forages by trap-lining, visiting a circuit of flowers, and seldom feeds high in the trees. Its cup nest is made of plant fibers bound with spiderweb, with lichen on the outside. The female incubates two eggs for 14 to 17 days. It lives in dry and humid forest, gallery forest, savanna, scrub, plantations and gardens. La Palmita’s research center has recorded 250 bird species and 39 bat species in the flooded savannas of Trinidad. IUCN lists the Glittering-throated Emerald as Least Concern, with a decreasing population.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1000. La Palmita’s research center also monitors the savanna’s birds and mammals and rehabilitates and releases wildlife rescued from illegal trafficking.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) 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 2024), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List
