The Story
I photographed this Apical Flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) at Hotel Waka Rural in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. 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. 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. Honda, on the Magdalena in northern Tolima, was the first river port of the New Kingdom of Granada and was named a heritage town of Colombia in 2010.
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 800, +1 EV. 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