The Story
I photographed this Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) at the Raudal del Guayabero, near San José del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia, in February 2021. This tiny flycatcher is about 10 centimeters long and weighs 6 to 8.5 grams. Its long crown feathers form a crest it sometimes raises and fans, and the pale tips on its wing coverts make the two wing bars of its name. Its nest is a domed bag of green moss and dried grass with a side entrance near the bottom. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11, at 1/350 sec, f/11, ISO 3200. The Raudal del Guayabero is a narrows where the Guayabero River runs between the Serranía de La Lindosa and the Serranía de la Macarena, about 38 kilometers by fast boat from San José del Guaviare.
©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) 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 decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List