Black-throated Mango vs Gut Weed

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Trochilidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Ulva
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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