Black-faced Laughingthrush vs Black-throated Mango

Trochalopteron affine compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-faced Laughingthrush	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	Leiothrichidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Trochalopteron	Anthracothorax
Species	Trochalopteron affine	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-faced Laughingthrush

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-faced Laughingthrush

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.

Black-faced Laughingthrush

The Black-faced Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron affine) is a species in the genus Trochalopteron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

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