The Story
This White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) was photographed in flight at Birdwatch La Conchita, at Kilometer 18 near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Its deep blue hood and green upperparts are set against a softly blurred green background, and the light picked up the iridescence of its plumage. The male is unmistakable, with a dark blue head and chest, white belly and white tail with black tips. It is also known as the Great Jacobin and the Collared Hummingbird, and it is found from Mexico through much of northern South America to Trinidad and Tobago. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I photographed it with a Canon R5 and the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L, at 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, −1 EV. The San Antonio cloud forest at Kilometer 18 is recognized as an Important Bird Area and a Key Biodiversity Area, with the Multicolored Tanager as its symbol species.
©2024 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2021), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List