Bar-breasted Firefinch vs Black-throated Mango

Lagonosticta rufopicta compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-breasted Firefinch	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Estrildidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Lagonosticta	Anthracothorax
Species	Lagonosticta rufopicta	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-breasted Firefinch and Black-throated Mango share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Bar-breasted Firefinch

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-breasted Firefinch	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-breasted Firefinch

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.

Bar-breasted Firefinch

The Bar-breasted Firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta) is a species in the genus Lagonosticta. 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