Bar-tailed Godwit vs Black-throated Mango

Limosa lapponica compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Bar-tailed Godwit is Vulnerable while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-tailed Godwit	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	Scolopacidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Limosa	Anthracothorax
Species	Limosa lapponica	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bar-tailed Godwit

VU — Vulnerable

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-tailed Godwit	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-tailed Godwit

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela