Black-throated Mango vs Gurney's Eagle

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Aquila gurneyi

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Gurney's Eagle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Gurney's Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Trochilidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Aquila gurneyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Gurney's Eagle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Gurney's Eagle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Gurney's Eagle
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.

Gurney's Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway