In this respect, they are excellent pollinators as they can reach into deeper flowers that cannot be accessed by many insects. When feeding Cinnamons favour the under- and mid-storey and tubular-shaped flowers that are red in colour as these tend to contain nectar with the highest sugar content. Their square-shaped tails are a bright rusty brown tipped with olive green. Photo credit: Feathers Eco Birding Tours, Cinnamon Hummingbird Unlike its showy green and blue cousins, this medium sized South American hummingbird is a subtle but beautiful bronze colour tinged with iridescent green on the upperparts. These are birds of dry forests and scrubland, sometimes reaching pine-oak plantations, stretching from southern United States, Mexico and the whole of Central America including Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama. Jacobins tend to fly alone and do not defend territories, but they become combative in the breeding season and will also compete aggressively if they find a good crop of flowers and there are others of also looking to feed, even chasing away smaller species of hummers.
It can also often be found on plantations of coffee and cocoa. It is not only the male bird’s neck that is white, its belly is too, and these light patches strike a handsome contrast with its bright blue head and emerald green back.Īpart from taking nectar from plants and shrubs, this hummingbird is fond of flowering trees, so its range takes it from forest canopies to gardens. Photo credit: Costa Rica Birding, White-necked Jacobin They are also found in the Caribbean – in Trinidad and Tobago – although it is questionable if they are breeding there. This large South American hummingbird has quite a wide range, stretching as it does from southern Mexico through Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, northern and eastern Peru, Bolivia and northern Brazil. Enquire direct or book through Blue Sky Wildlife for the best deals. The local specialist tour operators on Blue Sky Wildlife offer set departure or bespoke organised trips to the most important hummingbird areas in Central and South America. Want to see travel to see South & Central American hummingbirds?
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