The Story
I made this photo of a Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) at the Jardín Botánico del Quindío in Calarcá, Quindío, Colombia, on July 17, 2018. The Palm Tanager’s flight feathers are blackish, and its long tail is blackish edged with green. It is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil. Besides fruit, it regularly takes nectar, flower petals and insects, including caterpillars. The Jardín Botánico del Quindío in Calarcá is a scientific research and environmental education center, and it was the first legally constituted botanical garden in Colombia. IUCN lists the Palm Tanager as Least Concern, with a stable population.
I used a Pentax K-1 with the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 for this one, at 1/200 sec, f/5.6, ISO 3200. The garden opened to the public in 2000, supports itself with help from the community and partner organizations, and has been a leader in ecotourism in the region.
©2018 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) 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 2018), with the population trend listed as stable. Source: IUCN Red List