Description: The white-necked jacobin is a medium-size hummingbird.
Common Name: Florisuga mellivora
Family: Trochilidae
Habitats: They are usually seen at a high perch or just above the canopy. They are less common at lower levels, except when feeding at hummingbird feeders.
Range: This large and attractive White-necked Jacobin has a wide range, from southern Mexico south to Peru, Bolivia and south Brazil. It is also found on Tobago and in Trinidad.
Rather large, spectacular hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands that favors forest edges, adjacent clearings with scattered trees and flowering bushes, and gardens. Feeds at all levels, often in the canopy, hovering with its tail cocked and occasionally opening it to show extensive white. Male has deep blue hood, green upperparts with white collar (often hard to see), white underparts, and mostly white tail. Some females look similar to males while others look very different, with dark spotting below and a mostly green tail with white tips.
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