The Story
I photographed this Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus) at Entreaguas Reserva Natural in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. In northeastern Colombia and Venezuela it lives in dry to moist woodland, forest edges, scrub, brushy pastures and gardens. It usually forages in pairs, sometimes in small groups, at all levels of its habitat. Its nest is an open cup with a coarse outer layer, a middle layer of dried grass and a lining of fine fibers. The reserve lies in the Coello-Cocora area west of Ibagué, on the way toward Cajamarca, and its trails pass a series of waterfalls.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, −1 EV. IUCN lists the Streaked Saltator as Least Concern, with a stable population.
©2019 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus) 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 2021), with the population trend listed as stable. Source: IUCN Red List