Black-throated Mango vs Horsetail

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Trochilidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Equisetum
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.