The Story
I photographed this Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) at Pozos La Chorrera, near Acacías, Meta, Colombia, in January 2020. It also eats small insects and seldom feeds higher than the lower parts of trees. Its cup nest is made of plant fibers bound with spider silk and covered in lichen, and the female raises the chicks alone. Its song is a high, buzzy tzee repeated over and over, usually at dawn. IUCN lists it as Least Concern, though its numbers are believed to be falling.
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 1600. The owners offer birdwatching walks in the foothill forest, where hummingbirds are among the birds visitors look for.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Glittering-throated Emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) 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 2024), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List