Black-throated Mango vs Common Ostrich

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Struthio camelus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Common Ostrich
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Struthioniformes (Struthioniformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Struthionidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Struthio
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Struthio camelus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Common Ostrich share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Common Ostrich

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Common Ostrich
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	2.1 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Common Ostrich

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

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.

Common Ostrich

The world's largest and heaviest living bird, common ostriches stand up to 2.8 meters tall and weigh 156 kg, inhabiting savannas and semi-arid plains of Africa. Flightless, they compensate with powerful long legs capable of delivering lethal kicks and sustaining running speeds of 70 km/h — the fastest of any bird. Their large eyes are the biggest of any land vertebrate. Ostriches lay the largest eggs of any living bird.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway