Black-throated Mango vs brackwater mangrove

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Barringtonia racemosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	brackwater mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Trochilidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Barringtonia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Barringtonia racemosa

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

brackwater mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	brackwater mangrove
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.

brackwater mangrove

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Comoros and Taiwan.

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.

brackwater mangrove

The Brackwater mangrove (Barringtonia racemosa) is a species in the genus Barringtonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.