Black-throated Mango vs Flat Wrack

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Trochilidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Fucus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.