Black-throated Mango vs False Sisal

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Agave decipiens

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while False Sisal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	False Sisal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Trochilidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Agave
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Agave decipiens

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

False Sisal

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	False Sisal
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.

False Sisal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across South Africa and Taiwan. 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.