Black-throated Mango vs Bulgras

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Cenchrus sphacelatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Bulgras
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Trochilidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Cenchrus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Cenchrus sphacelatus

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Bulgras

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Bulgras
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.

Bulgras

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Bulgras

The Bulgras (Cenchrus sphacelatus) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.