The Story
I photographed this Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) at Hostal Huaca Huaca, in the vereda San José del Pepino near Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia. Its range runs from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America to most of South America, across a very wide variety of landscapes. It feeds on insects and berries, usually alone, and it nests in tree cavities, both natural ones and old woodpecker holes. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11, at 1/125 sec, f/11, ISO 12800, +1 EV. Huaca Huaca Hostel, in the vereda San José del Pepino, offers birdwatching and sits on the way to the trail for the Fin del Mundo waterfall.
©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) 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 2023), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List