The Story
This female Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) was at Ecoparque Los Alcázares in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia when I photographed it. In Colombia it is found from the northern base of the Western Andes across the lower Cauca and Magdalena valleys. The male’s lower back, rump and undertail coverts are shiny flame-scarlet. More than 176 bird species have been recorded at the ecoparque, a number that can reach about 230 during migration, along with 40 mammals. IUCN lists the Flame-rumped Tanager as Least Concern, with an increasing population.
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 1600. The ecoparque works to protect the wildlife that moves along Manizales’ natural corridors and to help restore the city’s ecological capital.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) 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 increasing. Source: IUCN Red List