African Crake vs Black-throated Mango

Crex egregia compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Crake	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Rallidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Crex	Anthracothorax
Species	Crex egregia	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Crake and Black-throated Mango share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Crake

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Crake	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

African Crake

The African Crake (Crex egregia) is a species in the genus Crex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments, found across Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway