The Story
I photographed this Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) in Taganga, near Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, at about 65 meters. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela, from sea level to 1,400 meters. It eats mostly fruit and seeds, along with flowers, nectar and insects, and like many parrots it eats mineral-rich soil. It nests in old woodpecker holes, natural cavities or holes it digs into termite nests in trees. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I photographed it with a Canon R5 and the RF 800mm f/11 plus the RF 1.4x extender, at 1/1500 sec, f/16, ISO 1600, −0.5 EV. Taganga and Santa Marta, both founded in 1525, are two of the oldest remaining colonial settlements in Colombia.
©2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) belongs to the family Psittacidae (New World and African Parrots) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2021), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List