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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
White-vented Violetear
Colibri serrirostris
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Amethyst Woodstar
Calliphlox amethystina
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer
Dot-eared Coquette
Lophornis gouldii
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-necked Jacobin at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park — 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