Ancient Murrelet vs Black-throated Mango

Synthliboramphus antiquus compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ancient Murrelet	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Alcidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Synthliboramphus	Anthracothorax
Species	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ancient Murrelet

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ancient Murrelet	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ancient Murrelet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ancient Murrelet

The Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a species in the genus Synthliboramphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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