The Story
I photographed this Palm Tanager (Thraupis palmarum) at the Mirador Turístico Don Yo, on the old road from Villavicencio to Bogotá, 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. It shows a yellow wing bar in flight, and its song is fast and squeaky. 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 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600. A faster highway to Bogotá has turned Villavicencio and nearby towns such as Acacías and Restrepo into new tourist destinations.
©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