Listen to the White-necked jacobin
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About the White-necked jacobin
The White-necked jacobin is a bird in the family Trochilidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1 g.
What does the White-necked jacobin sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a medium-sized hummingbird that ranges from Mexico south through Central America and northern South America into Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago. Its other common names include great jacobin and collared hummingbird.
More from the family Trochilidae
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Calypte anna
Sword-billed hummingbird
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Ruby-throated hummingbird
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Calliope hummingbird
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Sparkling violetear
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Black-chinned hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Mexican violetear
Colibri thalassinus
White-tipped sicklebill
Eutoxeres aquila
Green hermit
Phaethornis guy
Fiery topaz
Topaza pyra
White-booted racket-tail
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Brown violetear
Colibri delphinae
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-necked jacobin sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the White-necked jacobin on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-necked jacobin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-necked jacobin as “least concern”.
What family does the White-necked jacobin belong to?
The White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1084570 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-necked jacobin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Kathy & sam – CC BY 2.0