Black jacobin
Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
The black jacobin (Florisuga fusca) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 8 g to 8.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black jacobin
- Weight
- 8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black jacobin live?
Not recorded
What is the black jacobin?
The black jacobin (Florisuga fusca) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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Is the black jacobin endangered?
The black jacobin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the black jacobin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusFlorisuga
- SpeciesFlorisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms Melanotrochilus fuscus, Melanotrochilus fuscus, Melanotrochilus fuscus, Melanotrochilus fuscus, Trochilus ater, Trochilus fuscus, Trochilus niger
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- جاكوبين الأسودArabic
- colibrí negreCatalan
- kolibřík černobílýCzech
- Sort JacobinDanish
- SchwarzkolibriGerman
- nigra kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí negroSpanish
- Picaflor negroSpanish
- munkkikolibriFinnish
- Colibri demi-deuilFrench
- Jacobin demi-deuilFrench
- crni kolibrićCroatian
- fekete jakobinuskolibriHungarian
- Giacobino neroItalian
- クロハチドリJapanese
- juodasis jakobinasLithuanian
- RouwkolibrieDutch
- svartkolibriNorwegian
- nektareczek czarnyPolish
- colibri-pretoPortuguese
- beija-flor-pretoPortuguese
- Beija-flor-preto-e-brancoPortuguese
- Чёрный якобинRussian
- Траурный колибриRussian
- jakobín čierno-bielySlovak
- Crni jakobinski kolibriSerbian
- svart jakobinSwedish
- Kara Yakalı KolibriTurkish
- колібрі-якобін чорнийUkrainian
- 黑蜂鳥Chinese
- 黑蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the black jacobin
Other species in the same genus Florisuga.
White-necked jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black jacobin?
An adult black jacobin weighs 8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black jacobin endangered?
The black jacobin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the black jacobin?
The black jacobin (Florisuga fusca) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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