White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Brazilian name: Beija flor azul de rabo branco
Male White-necked Jacobin, Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil
November 2005

The White-necked Jacobin is distributed from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and the Amazon and Orinoco Basins and it is found mainly below 900m. It is a bird of forest canopy and borders and is usually seen feeding high up on trees.

Male White-necked Jacobin, Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image The male, seen in these photos, has bright green upperparts, a blue head and chest, a white crescent on the nape with white on the belly and most of the tail.
Male White-necked Jacobin, Caxiuanã, Pará, Brazil, November 2005 - click for larger image
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