Black-throated Mango vs Cape Pigweed

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Amaranthus capensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Cape Pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Trochilidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Amaranthus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Amaranthus capensis

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Cape Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Cape Pigweed
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.

Cape Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and 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.

Cape Pigweed

The Cape Pigweed (Amaranthus capensis) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.