Black-throated Mango vs Gray-headed Antbird

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Myrmeciza griseiceps

Key Differences

Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Gray-headed Antbird is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Gray-headed Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Myrmeciza
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Myrmeciza griseiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Gray-headed Antbird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Antbird

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Gray-headed Antbird
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.

Gray-headed Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered 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.