The Story
I photographed this White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) at Finca Ecoturística San Javier, in the vereda Chucuní near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru, from sea level to about 2,000 meters. The male has a bluish green throat and belly and a blue breast. Its nest is a cup of plant down bound with spiderweb and covered outside with moss and lichen. In addition to nectar, it catches small arthropods by hawking from a perch. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I used a Canon R5 with the RF 800mm f/11 for this one, at 1/250 sec, f/11, ISO 3200, −0.5 EV. Finca San Javier offers guided birding as part of its work to help conserve the tropical dry forest of the Chucuní area.
©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2022), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List