African Spoonbill vs Black-throated Mango

Platalea alba compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• African Spoonbill is Not Evaluated while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Spoonbill	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Threskiornithidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Platalea	Anthracothorax
Species	Platalea alba	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Spoonbill

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Spoonbill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

African Spoonbill

African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

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