Black-throated Mango vs Caranday Palm

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Copernicia alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Caranday Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Trochilidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Copernicia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Copernicia alba

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Caranday Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Caranday Palm
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.

Caranday Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.

Caranday Palm

The Caranday Palm (Copernicia alba) is a species in the genus Copernicia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.