White-necked Jacobin

Florisuga mellivora

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusFlorisuga (Jacobins)
SpeciesFlorisuga mellivora (White-necked Jacobin)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

1 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

26,574 Verified sightings across all 53 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the 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.

In 1743, English naturalist George Edwards included a picture and a description of the white-necked jacobin in his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. He used the English name "white-belly'd huming bird". Edwards based his etching on a specimen owned by the Duke of Richmond that had been collected in Suriname. When in 1758, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the 10th edition, he placed the white-necked jacobin with the other hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Trochilus mellivorus, and cited Edwards' work. The specific epithet combines the Latin mel and -vorus, meaning "honey eating". The type locality is Suriname. The white-necked jacobin is now placed in the genus Florisuga that was introduced in 1850 by Charles Bonaparte.

Two subspecies are recognised: *Sometimes... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Amazilia rutila

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amazilia tzacatl

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cynanthus canivetii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Saucerottia hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Archilochus colubris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthracothorax prevostii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlorestes eliciae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Heliomaster constantii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis striigularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaeochroa cuvierii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chaetura vauxi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Streptoprocne zonaris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~70%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~40%
6	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
9	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
15	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
17	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~10%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
20	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
23	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
26	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
27	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
34	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
35	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
41	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
42	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
45	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
46	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
47	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
48	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
50	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
51	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
53	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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White-necked Jacobin

About the White-necked Jacobin

Recent sightings of White-necked Jacobin in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found