Birds & Birding in Costa Rica: – Costa Rica’s national motto and tourism slogan, “La Pura Vida” loosely translates to Live Life or Enjoy Life. With over 900 bird species recorded here, there is certainly lots to enjoy! With 12 of the world’s 18 life zones, its diverse landscapes, including tropical rainforests, cloud forests, mangroves, and savannas, provide habitat for a wide range of iconic birds A Reflections of the Natural World Blog Post Series by Jim Gain

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WHITE-NECKED JACOBIN – (Species Account Blog #23)

ABOUT THIS SPECIES

TAXONOMIC TREE:  

• ORDER: Caprimulgiformes,
• FAMILY: Trochilidae,
• BINOMIAL NAME: Florisuga mellivora

The White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a medium-sized hummingbird found across a wide range of habitats. Its distribution extends from southern Mexico south through Central America to Bolivia, Brazil, and central Argentina. Additionally, it occurs in Trinidad and Tobago. These jacobins inhabit lowland and foothill tropical forests, second-growth woodlands, plantations, parks, and gardens. While their population status has not been quantified, they are considered uncommon to common in most of their range and are able to adapt to human-altered landscapes.

OBSERVATION ANECDOTES

One of the more common low to mid elevation feeder-visiting hummingbirds, the White-necked Jacobin is truely a feathered gem. I observed them at Rancho Naturalista, near Sarapiqui and again at the Arenal Volcano. I have also observed them in Belize and Guatemala.

PHOTO GALLERY

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View the three most recent Birds & Birding in Costa Rica series blog posts below.

• A Streak-headed Woodcreeper Feeds its Offspring Near the Arenal Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica
• PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
• SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
• HOFFMANN’S WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
• BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding