Black-throated Mango vs Crested Fireback

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Lophura ignita

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Crested Fireback is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Crested Fireback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Lophura
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Lophura ignita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Crested Fireback

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Crested Fireback
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.

Crested Fireback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.