Black-throated Mango vs Carrington's Featherwort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Plagiochila carringtonii

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Carrington's Featherwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Carrington's Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Trochilidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Plagiochila
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Plagiochila carringtonii

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Carrington's Featherwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Carrington's Featherwort
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.

Carrington's Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Carrington's Featherwort

The Carrington's Featherwort (Plagiochila carringtonii) is a species in the genus Plagiochila. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.