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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Jacobin sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
Phaethornis superciliosus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri
Black-eared Fairy
Heliothryx auritus
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis
White-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes cyanus
Plain-bellied Emerald
Chrysuronia leucogaster
Rufous-throated Sapphire
Hylocharis sapphirina
Racket-tailed Coquette
Discosura longicaudus
Crimson Topaz
Topaza pella
Tufted Coquette
Lophornis ornatus
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
📅 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 Brownsberg Nature Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Jacobin sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-necked Jacobin in Brownsberg Nature Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-necked Jacobin in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.