Black-billed Mountain-Toucan vs Black-throated Mango

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Piciformes (نقاريات الشكل)	Apodiformes (سماميات)
Family	Ramphastidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Andigena	Anthracothorax
Species	Andigena nigrirostris	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan and Black-throated Mango share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (طيور)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Black-throated Mango

A large, striking hummingbird of tropical forests from southern Mexico to Argentina, black-throated mangos have dramatic sexual dimorphism — males display glittering black throat and breast with violet and green flanks and a bold purple tail, while females are white below with a central black stripe. Inhabiting forest edges, clearings, and gardens, they aggressively defend flowering trees. Males perform spectacular aerial display flights at treetop height. Listed as Least Concern across their broad neotropical range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela