Jacobin (hummingbird) explained

The jacobins are two species of hummingbirds in the genus Florisuga.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 162 .
  2. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1945 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 5 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 21 .
  3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2020 . Hummingbirds . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 2 January 2020 .

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