Jacobin (hummingbird)
Genus of birds
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The jacobins are two species of hummingbirds in the genus Florisuga.
| Jacobin (hummingbird) | |
|---|---|
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| Black jacobin, (Florisuga fusca) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Florisuginae |
| Genus: | Florisuga Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus mellivorus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Taxonomy
The genus Florisuga was introduced in 1850 by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The name combines the Latin flos, floris meaning "flower" with sugere meaning "to suck".[1] The type species is the white-necked jacobin.[2]
The genus contains the following species:[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-necked jacobin
Male
|
Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Black jacobin
|
Florisuga fusca (Vieillot, 1817) |
eastern Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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