Black-throated Mango vs Blue-winged Minla

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Minla cyanouroptera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Blue-winged Minla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Minla
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Minla cyanouroptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Blue-winged Minla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Blue-winged Minla
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-winged Minla

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

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-winged Minla

The Blue-winged Minla (Minla cyanouroptera) is a species in the genus Minla. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.