The Story
I photographed this Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) at the Finca Ecoturística Canaguaros, near Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia, in January 2020. It lives in semi-open country, including farmland and gardens. It builds a bulky cup nest in a tree, usually a palm, or under the eaves of a house. The female incubates the eggs for 14 days, and the young fledge about 17 days later. Palm tanagers are social, restless birds that eat many kinds of small fruit, plus some nectar, flower petals and insects. IUCN lists it as Least Concern, with a stable population.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/80 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600. Tauramena was founded in 1663 by Governor Pedro Ordóñez de Vargas with Achagua people from the Upía and Cusiana rivers.
©2020 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