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The White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a bird found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Belize, Trinidad & Tobago, and 1 more countries. Forests and gardens from Mexico to Brazil. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the White-necked jacobin lives

Forests and gardens from Mexico to Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar90%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Paul Driver (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC774212. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-necked jacobin

Where does the White-necked jacobin live?

The White-necked jacobin lives in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Belize, Trinidad & Tobago, and 1 more countries. Forests and gardens from Mexico to Brazil.

What does the White-necked jacobin eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-necked jacobin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.