The Story
I photographed this female White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) near Coello, in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. Females lack the male’s blue breast. The species lives from sea level up to about 2,000 meters and seems able to tolerate some habitat disturbance. It is considered uncommon to fairly common in most areas, with an estimated population of at least 500,000 mature individuals. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. Its nest is a cup of plant down bound with spiderweb, with moss and lichen on the outside. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Canon R5 and the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L, at 1/250 sec, f/6.7, ISO 1600, +1 EV. Entreaguas, in the Coello–Cocora area of Ibagué, offers ecological walks and birdwatching tours.
©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2022), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List