White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusFlorisuga (Jacobins)
- SpeciesFlorisuga mellivora (White-necked Jacobin)
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a medium-sized hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south through Central America and northern South America into Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago. Its other common names include great jacobin and collared hummingbird. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-necked Jacobin at Ostional Wildlife Refuge — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there