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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Jacobin sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 213 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Talamanca Hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Panterpe insignis
White-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
Snowcap
Microchera albocoronata
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Green Thorntail
Discosura conversii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-necked Jacobin in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Jacobin sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 213 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-necked Jacobin in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-necked Jacobin in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.