Black-throated Mango vs Blue-Foot

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Psilocybe caerulipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Blue-Foot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Trochilidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Psilocybe
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Psilocybe caerulipes

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Blue-Foot
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.

Blue-Foot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.