Alpine Knapweed vs Black-throated Mango

Centaurea nigrescens compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Alpine Knapweed is Not Evaluated while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Knapweed	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Trochilidae
Genus	Centaurea	Anthracothorax
Species	Centaurea nigrescens	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Alpine Knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Knapweed	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Knapweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Alpine Knapweed

The Alpine Knapweed (Centaurea nigrescens) is a species in the genus Centaurea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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