Black-throated Mango vs Burvine

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Verbena urticifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Burvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Trochilidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Verbena
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Verbena urticifolia

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Burvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Burvine
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.

Burvine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Burvine

The Burvine (Verbena urticifolia) is a species in the genus Verbena. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.