Black-sided Flowerpecker vs Black-throated Mango

Dicaeum monticolum compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-sided Flowerpecker	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	Dicaeidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Dicaeum	Anthracothorax
Species	Dicaeum monticolum	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-sided Flowerpecker

LC — Least Concern

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-sided Flowerpecker	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-sided Flowerpecker

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-sided Flowerpecker

The Black-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum monticolum) is a species in the genus Dicaeum. 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