The Story
I photographed this White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) at the Kofán Centro Ecoturístico, near Puerto Asís, Putumayo, Colombia, in February 2020. It lives in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil, up to 1,200 meters, often along watercourses in the lowlands. Males have an ash-brown crown and dark metallic bronzy green upperparts, while females have a paler, ochre belly. Its diet is thought to include many insects, though only bees, wasps and ants have been recorded. It is rare to uncommon in most places, and deforestation keeps reducing its numbers. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600. Puerto Asís, on the west bank of the Putumayo River, was founded on May 3, 1912, by Capuchin missionaries.
©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