The Story
I photographed this Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) at the Charca de Guarinocito, near La Dorada, Caldas, Colombia, in February 2020. This small tyrant flycatcher ranges from Mexico to every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It eats many kinds of arthropods and some fruit, usually foraging in pairs or small family groups. Both sexes build a messy hanging pouch with a side entrance under a visor, often 1 to 5 meters up and sometimes near a wasp nest. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, +1 EV. The lagoon is protected as the Charca de Guarinocito Integrated Management District.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) 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 2021), with the population trend listed as stable. Source: IUCN Red List