The Story
This White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) was at El Escondite Reserva Natural in Villagarzón, Putumayo, Colombia when I photographed it. It lives up to about 1,200 meters, and at lower elevations it is often found along watercourses. Its diet is assumed to include many insects, though only bees, wasps and ants have been recorded. Its call is a keelip or peeup, often given in a series. The male’s upperparts are a dark metallic bronzy green. Villagarzón is known as the heart of Putumayo for its rich biodiversity, and its town center sits at about 426 meters.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/160 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600. IUCN lists the White-chinned Jacamar as Least Concern, with a decreasing population.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) belongs to the family Galbulidae (Jacamars) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2024), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List