Black-throated Mango vs Blue Mountain Yacca

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Podocarpus urbanii

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Blue Mountain Yacca is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Blue Mountain Yacca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Trochilidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Podocarpus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Podocarpus urbanii

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Blue Mountain Yacca

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Blue Mountain Yacca
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 Mountain Yacca

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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 Mountain Yacca

The Blue Mountain Yacca (Podocarpus urbanii) is a species in the genus Podocarpus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.