WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN – (Species Account Weblog #23)
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TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Florisuga mellivora
The White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a medium-sized hummingbird discovered throughout a variety of habitats. Its distribution extends from southern Mexico south by way of Central America to Bolivia, Brazil, and central Argentina. Moreover, it happens in Trinidad and Tobago. These jacobins inhabit lowland and foothill tropical forests, second-growth woodlands, plantations, parks, and gardens. Whereas their inhabitants standing has not been quantified, they’re thought-about unusual to frequent in most of their vary and are in a position to adapt to human-altered landscapes.
OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
One of many extra frequent low to mid elevation feeder-visiting hummingbirds, the White-necked Jacobin is truely a feathered gem. I noticed them at Rancho Naturalista, close to Sarapiqui and once more on the Arenal Volcano. I’ve additionally noticed them in Belize and Guatemala.
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