Bare-faced Curassow vs Black-throated Mango

Crax fasciolata compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Bare-faced Curassow is Vulnerable while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-faced Curassow	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cracidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Crax	Anthracothorax
Species	Crax fasciolata	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-faced Curassow and Black-throated Mango share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Bare-faced Curassow

VU — Vulnerable

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-faced Curassow	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-faced Curassow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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.

Bare-faced Curassow

The Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) is a species in the genus Crax. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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