The Story
Three Collared Aracaris (Pteroglossus torquatus) perched on bare branches near San Pablo de Borbur, in Boyacá, Colombia, their black, red and yellow plumage in view. The species eats mostly fruit but also large insects, the eggs and nestlings of other birds and other small animals, foraging mainly from the middle levels of the forest up to the canopy. Groups also roost together, with up to seven sharing a tree cavity overnight. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I photographed them with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11 plus the RF 1.4x extender, at 1/90 sec, f/16, ISO 800. The Fura and Tena hills near town are promoted for hiking and birdwatching, with a local association running ecological tourism built around their ancestral legend.
©2024 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) belongs to the family Ramphastidae (Toucans) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2023), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List