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title: "White-necked Jacobin"
description: "Florisuga mellivora — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-necked-jacobin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-necked Jacobin

> Florisuga mellivora — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Florisuga mellivora*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 8527
- Wikidata: [Q1084570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1084570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6417](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6417)

## Names

- en: White-necked Jacobin
- de: Weißnackenkolibri
- es: Colibrí Capucha Azul
- fr: Colibri jacobin
- pt: Beija-flor-azul-de-rabo-branco
- pl: Nektareczek błękitny

## Countries with the most observations

EC (2009), CR (1549), CO (1493), PA (1203), TT (527), PE (500), BZ (415), HN (133), BR (108), MX (69), GF (52), GT (39)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-necked_jacobin

## Photo

![White-necked Jacobin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-necked-jacobin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104374136

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-necked-jacobin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).