The Story
I photographed this female Flame-rumped Tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) at the Kairi Lodge Natural Reserve, near Manizales, Caldas, Colombia, in February 2020. Adult females of the nominate form have a blackish brown head and back, a reddish orange rump and a pale yellow belly. It feeds on fruit and arthropods, taking berries while perched and catching about half of its insects in mid-air. The nominate form is seen mostly alone or in pairs. 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 1/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 3200. Destino Caldas lists the endemic Colombian Chachalaca and the Black-winged Saltator among the special birds that visitors look for at Kairi.
©2020 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