Black Swan vs Black-throated Mango

Cygnus atratus compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

• Black Swan is Not Evaluated while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Swan	Black-throated Mango
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Anatidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cygnus	Anthracothorax
Species	Cygnus atratus	Anthracothorax nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Swan

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Swan	Black-throated Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Swan

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (21 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black Swan

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway