The Story
I photographed this Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) at the Forest of Orchids, a private reserve in the vereda Chincé near Tabio and Tenjo, Cundinamarca, Colombia. It lives in the cloud forests of the Andes and other South American mountains, perching from near the ground up to about 15 meters and darting out to catch insects in mid-air, usually returning to the same perch. In Colombia it is often found near rock faces, and it also eats berries. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I used a Canon R5 with the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L for this one, at 1/4000 sec, f/6.7, ISO 1600, −0.5 EV. The reserve sits at about 2,700 meters, keeps an orchid collection and a hummingbird garden, and is listed as a green business by the regional environmental authority, CAR.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) 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 stable. Source: IUCN Red List