White-necked Jacobin

Status: Common Resident
Size: Medium-sized Hummingbird (10 - 12 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Least Concern
Stratum: Understory, Mid Canopy
Life Zone(s): South Pacific Lowlands, Caribbean Lowlands

@ *Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize
*Some of this website's species' photos (all taken by me) may have been taken in other nearby countries.

TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Florisuga mellivora

The White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a medium-sized hummingbird found across a wide range of habitats. Its distribution extends from southern Mexico south through Central America to Bolivia, Brazil, and central Argentina. Additionally, it occurs in Trinidad and Tobago. These jacobins inhabit lowland and foothill tropical forests, second-growth woodlands, plantations, parks, and gardens. While their population status has not been quantified, they are considered uncommon to common in most of their range and are able to adapt to human-altered landscapes.

White-necked Jacobin Distribution Map (from eBird)

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@ Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize

@ Rancho Naturalista, Cartago, Costa Rica

@ Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo District, Belize

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