Bearded Spiderhead vs Black-throated Mango

Serruria phylicoides compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Spiderhead	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Proteaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Serruria	Anthracothorax
Species	Serruria phylicoides	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Bearded Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Spiderhead	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Spiderhead

Habitat

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

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Bearded Spiderhead

The Bearded Spiderhead (Serruria phylicoides) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.