White-necked Jacobin
Common name: White-necked Jacobin
Scientific name: Florisuga mellivora
Clades: Florisuginae - Topazes
The White-necked jacobin is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long. The males weigh 7.4 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz) and the females 6 to 9.2 g (0.21 to 0.32 oz).
The White-necked Jacobin is a spectacular hummingbird found in humid tropical lowlands that prefers forest edges, clearings with scattered trees and flowers, and gardens. He hovers with its tail open occasionally to show its extensive white when feeding at all levels, often in the canopy. The male has a deep blue hood, green upperparts with a white collar (which is often difficult to see), white underparts, and a mostly white tail. While some females look just like males, others are very different, with a mainly green tail with white tips and dark spotting below.
2 subspecies:
F. m. mellivora
Distribution S Mexico (from S Veracruz and N Oaxaca) to Panama and Colombia, S to W Ecuador, SE Peru and N Bolivia, and E to Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas and Amazonian Brazil.
taken in Colombia
taken in Costa Rica
taken in Trinidad and Tobago
taken in Peru
