Black-throated Mango vs Blackjack Oak

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Quercus marilandica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Blackjack Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Trochilidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Quercus marilandica

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Blackjack Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Blackjack Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Blackjack Oak

Habitat

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.

Blackjack Oak

The Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.