White-necked jacobin
Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758)
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 6.8 g to 7.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-necked jacobin
- Weight
- 6.8 g – 7.4 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 white-necked jacobin live?
Not recorded
What is 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.
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What does the white-necked jacobin sound like?
Is the white-necked jacobin endangered?
The white-necked 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 white-necked jacobin classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusFlorisuga
- SpeciesFlorisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Trochilus mellivorus
Other names and names in other languages (45)
- Collared hummingbirdEnglish
- Great jacobinEnglish
- طائر الطنان المطوقArabic
- colibrí nucablancCatalan
- kolibřík bělokrkýCzech
- jacobin cyffredinWelsh
- Hvidnakket JacobinDanish
- JakobinerkolibriGerman
- Jakobiner-KolibriGerman
- WeißnackenkolibriGerman
- blanknuka kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí collarejoSpanish
- Colibrí Capucha AzulSpanish
- Colibrí de Nuca BlancaSpanish
- Colibrí nuca blancaSpanish
- Colibrí nuquiblancoSpanish
- Jacobino cuello blancoSpanish
- Jacobino NuquiblancoSpanish
- Picaflor cuello blancoSpanish
- mesikolibriFinnish
- Colibri jacobinFrench
- Jacobin à nuque blancheFrench
- modroglavi kolibrićCroatian
- örvös jakobinuskolibriHungarian
- Giacobino collobiancoItalian
- Succhiafiori collobiancoItalian
- シロエリハチドリJapanese
- baltakaklis jakobinasLithuanian
- WitnekkolibrieDutch
- hvitnakkekolibriNorwegian
- Blenchi Nèk BlancoPapiamento
- Blenchi Nèk BlankuPapiamento
- nektareczek błękitnyPolish
- چٹے تھلےوالی پدی چڑیWestern Panjabi
- colibri-de-nuca-brancaPortuguese
- beija-flor-azul-de-rabo-brancoPortuguese
- Колибри-якобинRussian
- Ошейниковый якобинRussian
- jakobín bielošijíSlovak
- Belovrati jakobinski kolibriSerbian
- halsbandsjakobinSwedish
- Beyaz Yakalı KolibriTurkish
- колібрі-якобін синьоголовийUkrainian
- 白頸蜂鳥Chinese
- 白颈蜂鸟Chinese
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Relatives of the white-necked jacobin
Other species in the same genus Florisuga.
Black jacobin
Florisuga fusca
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-necked jacobin?
An adult white-necked jacobin weighs 6.8 g – 7.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-necked jacobin endangered?
The white-necked 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 white-necked jacobin?
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) 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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